Assignment

RIU Finances: 1

What has happened to the sources of revenue at RIU? To answer this you should use the following table to solve for the answer to a set of specific questions. To make your life a bit easier the data set is available for you to download [Finance data set]. For some tips on downloading the data sets you might want to review the download guide. To answer each of the following you should construct a table that has the 'new' variable that you need to create to answer the problem. For example, If I wanted to know the percentage increase in State Appropriations between 1994 and 1995 you would need to construct a table that had this column along with the columns of data that you needed to create the new variable-in this case it would be State Appropriations, years, and Percentage change in State Appropriations. You should include the tables on their own sheets.

1. What has happened to the share of unrestricted revenues generated by state appropriations? by tuition?

2. What has happened to the share of total revenues generated by unrestricted revenues?

3. What has happened to 'real' sponsored research revenue?

4. What has happened to the inflation rate over this period? In which year was it largest?

5. What has happened to the share of total revenues generated by auxiliary revenues?

6. What would nominal auxiliary revenues be in 1996 if real revenues had not changed from their 1980 level?

 

YEARS

UNRESTRICTED

RIU

RIU

AUXILIARY

SPONSORED

CPI

REVENUE

STATE

TUITION AND

REVENUE

RESEARCH

APPRO.

FEES

1980

$61,819

$39,509

$16,067

$11,321

$18,010

82.4

1981

$67,014

$42,058

$17,769

$14,745

$19,171

90.9

1982

$72,645

$44,317

$20,645

$15,936

$19,465

96.5

1983

$77,932

$47,662

$22,213

$16,659

$22,309

99.6

1984

$82,047

$49,612

$24,601

$19,172

$23,547

103.9

1985

$88,427

$53,842

$26,011

$20,394

$24,190

107.6

1986

$94,686

$57,379

$28,218

$21,739

$24,867

109.6

1987

$102,356

$60,869

$31,494

$22,868

$25,381

113.6

1988

$111,704

$64,537

$36,342

$24,509

$27,799

118.3

1989

$119,678

$68,671

$40,448

$26,828

$28,775

124.0

1990

$124,875

$69,331

$44,118

$28,466

$29,629

130.7

1991

$124,978

$62,561

$51,218

$31,129

$34,609

136.2

1992

$131,248

$56,629

$60,256

$30,513

$35,064

140.3

1993

$137,851

$57,123

$67,737

$30,346

$36,702

144.5

1994

$141,277

$59,452

$69,470

$32,459

$37,476

148.2

1995

$148,603

$62,915

$72,674

$35,166

$37,446

152.4

1996

$150,159

$63,789

$73,342

$34,443

$39,575

158.6

Unrestricted revenue includes State appropriations and Tuition and fees

Total RIU revenue includes auxiliary revenue, sponsored research, and unrestricted revenues

Part 1

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