A committed fund balance is established when the highest level of decision-making authority (e.g., county board or city council) formally sets aside resources for a specific purpose through resolution or ordinance before the end of the fiscal year.
Since the county board - the highest authority - has set aside $7 million specifically to address a projected budget deficit, the classification should be committed fund balance.
Assigned fund balance (Option B) is typically used when intent is expressed by a lower level of authority (e.
g., finance director).
Relevant References:
GASB Statement No. 54 - Fund Balance Reporting
GASB Codification Section 1800.176 - Fund Balance Classifications
GFOA Guidance on Fund Balance Policies
D). Committed Fund Balance

Deposit funds are a type of fiduciary fund used by federal agencies to account for monies held temporarily for others and where the government does not have ownership. These funds are not available for general government use and are excluded from budgetary resources.
Examples include:
Unidentified remittances
Bid deposits or earnest money
Collections awaiting resolution of ownership
These do not represent revenue to the federal government and are instead liabilities until disbursed.
Relevant References:
Treasury Financial Manual (TFM), Volume I, Part 2, Chapter 1500 - Deposit Fund Accounts GAO Red Book - Federal Appropriations Law FASAB SFFAS No. 1 - Accounting for Selected Assets and Liabilities C). funds held temporarily until ownership is determined

Governmental fund financial statements (such as the General Fund, Special Revenue Funds, Capital Projects Funds) use the current financial resources measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting.
This focus reports inflows and outflows of current financial resources and excludes long-term assets and liabilities.
This differs from the government-wide financial statements, which use the economic resources measurement focus and full accrual basis.
Relevant References:
GASB Statement No. 34 - Basic Financial Statements
GASB Codification Section 1600 - Fund Accounting
GFOA Fund Accounting Guidance
C). current financial resources

FASAB SFFAS No. 10 (Accounting for Internal Use Software) provides guidance for capitalizing software development costs. The following costs are capitalized:
Software configuration and development: $750,000
Testing for functionality (ready for use): $225,000
These fall within the "software development stage."
The following are not capitalized:
Research costs (e.g., feasibility studies): $100,000 # Expense
Data conversion costs: $500,000 # Expense (unless part of application development, which it's not here) Capitalized total = $750,000 + $225,000 = $975,000 Relevant References:
FASAB SFFAS No. 10 - Accounting for Internal Use Software
OMB Circular A-136 - Capitalization Guidance
Treasury Financial Manual (TFM) - Capital Assets
B). $975,000

The unobligated balance of an appropriation refers to the portion of the total appropriation authority that has not yet been committed (obligated) through contracts, purchase orders, or other legally binding agreements.
Formula:
Unobligated Balance = Total Appropriation - Total Obligations
This is a key control metric in federal and state financial management, used to determine how much funding remains legally available for future obligations.
Relevant Standards and References:
OMB Circular A-11, Section 20.3
GAO Principles of Federal Appropriations Law (Red Book)
FASAB SFFAS No. 7: Reporting on Budgetary Resources
Therefore, Option A is correct.