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Posted: 07 Apr 2009 at 13:35 | IP Logged  

Is it only me?

I think that questions on blended vs. discrete presentation have no good explanations in Becker. For the same fact patterns, the correct answer is sometimes discrete and sometimes blended.

For those who answer those questions correctly: bravo! can you please tell me how you are tackling them? I think they are impossible to understand!

Thank you!

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You are not alone. My exam is three days away and this area confuses me :(

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Can you cite one problem that the answer is blended? Thanks.
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Here are 2 questions on the topic. In all of them the answer options are blended or discrete.

1) Valley Town's public school system is administered by a separately elected board of education. The board of education is not organized as a separate legal entity and does not have the power to levy taxes or issue bonds. Valley's city council approves the school system's budget. How should Valley report the public school system's annual financial results?

2)South City School District has a separately elected governing body that administers the public school system. The district's budget is subject to the approval of the city council. The district's financial activity should be reported in the City's financial statements by:

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divyagovil1 wrote:
You are not alone. My exam is three days away and this area confuses me :(

If it confuses YOU then imagine what it does in the rest of us!

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