At What Point in the Budgetary Cycle Does an Agency

question 10

Multiple Choice

At what point in the budgetary cycle does an agency record a decrease (a debit) to the account "Allotments - realized resources"?

• A)When the Office of Management and Budget makes an apportionment.
• B)When the Department makes a quarterly allotment to the agency.
• C)When the agency uses commitment accounting and makes a commitment for supplies.
• D)When the agency uses supplies from its inventory.

Understand the purpose and process of departmentation within organizations.

Recognize the role and impact of technology and information systems in organizational performance.

Describe the dynamics of global organizational structures and designs, including network and virtual organizations.

Understand the concept of organizational design and factors influencing its choice.

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Definitions:

Reality Principle

A psychoanalytic concept where the ego seeks to satisfy the id’s desires in realistic and socially acceptable ways.

Operate

To function or perform effectively, often referring to machinery or procedures, but also can apply to individuals and organizations.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates between the demands of the id, the superego, and reality.

Psychosexual Stages

A Freudian theory that developmental stages occur from birth to adulthood, focusing on erogenous zones that drive pleasure-seeking behaviors.