Go to the website of a private not-for-profit college or university such as Duke (www.duke.edu), Vanderbilt (www.vanderbilt.edu),

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Go to the website of a private not-for-profit college or university such as Duke (www.duke.edu), Vanderbilt (www.vanderbilt.edu), Notre Dame (www.nd.edu), or Georgetown (www.georgetown.edu) and locate the latest set of financial statements for the institution.

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Use this report to answer the following questions and document where in the report you located the relevant information:

1. What was the percentage of financial aid to total student tuition and fees?

2. Did the school report any contributions receivable and, if so, for how much? What amount is not to be collected within one year?

3. Looking at the school's expenses, what was the total amount spent on educating the students, and what was spent on research during the period? List the items you include for each category.

4. What was the total amount donated to the school during the previous year?

5. What was the total amount of temporarily restricted net assets and permanently restricted net assets?

6. What was the unrealized gain or loss on the school's investments (caused by changes in fair value) and the realized gain or loss (caused by sales of these investments)?

7. Compare the amount earned in tuition and student fees to the amount of education expenses incurred by the school to determine whether it generated a profit or a loss this past year on educating its students. Support your answer with a schedule of items used to calculate your answer.

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Advanced Accounting

ISBN: 978-0077862220

12th edition

Authors: Joe Ben Hoyle, Thomas Schaefer, Timothy Doupnik

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