America Service Group Inc. (ASG) contracts to provide and/or administer managed healthcare services to over 140 correctional facilities throughout the United States. The partial statement of operations for the years ending December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008 is shown below:

Required:
Go online and find ASG’s 10-K for the period ending 12/31/2011 (it was filed on
03/03/2011). Read footnote 2 on the summary of significant accounting policies.
1. Which GAAP does ASG follow?
2. Revenues fall into three categories of contracts. What are these categories (define each); which category is growing (as a percentage of total revenues)?
3. List the expenses that are included in the health-care expense category on the income statement.
4. Which category of contracts would an investor prefer to see grow to help mitigate the risk of cost increases? Dose the gross margin earned on each contract vary depending on how this risk isincluded?

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Statement f Opmations (partial) Health-care revenues Health-care expenses 2010 2009 $579,474 583,928 15,546 2008 8460,457 28,075 87,382 $630,308 575,628 54,675 Gross margin