From traditional budget planning to zero-based budgeting (Relevant to PBE Paper II: Management Accounting and Finance) Dr Fong Chun Cheong‚ Steve‚ School of Business‚ Macao Polytechnic Institute Introduction A budget is an important financial plan that incorporates a systematic analysis and interpretation of financial forecasts in terms of products‚ markets and the application of resources. It requires managers to plan. It needs operational and financial resources information for decision making
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http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/feb2010/pilo-f22.shtml The Lufthansa management now regards the commitment it made in 1992 as outdated. The decline in ticket prices means that planes with 50 or 70 seats are no longer profitable‚ and consequently the company wants to purchase aircraft with 95 and 110 seats from manufacturers Bombardier and Embraer and fly them using lower-paid pilots from Lufthansa subsidiaries. The pilots’ union fears that this will gradually undermine all prevailing collective
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UNION BUDGET ANALYSIS . State of the economy before Budget 2014-15 1. Inflation: India’s economy has witnessed low growth and high inflation scenario for 7 out of preceding quarters to March 2014. Non-food and fuel consumer price inflation has remained over 8% for the past two years‚ according to RBI’s assessment. The RBI wants the government to rein
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Module 9: Case Study 3 Making Cuts in a Health Department Budget Elizabeth Mahan HCA415: Community and Public Health Instructor: Kristin Akerele April 1‚ 2017 Module 9: Case Study 3 Making Cuts in a Health Department Budget 1. Explain how the four bioethical principles should guide budgetary decisions in the public health realm. The bioethical principles are autonomy‚ beneficence‚ maleficence‚ and justice. Non-maleficence means to “first do no harm”. In a clinical setting‚ do no harm could
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Administration Process SEC/370 Michael Scott University of Phoenix Operating Budgets Paper Budgets are systematic plans that organizations use to manage objectives and goals. They are important documents that bring out important aspects of the organization and provide information to direct that organizations activities (Johnson‚ 2005). They are basic planning tools that help managers make decisions within the organization. Budgets vary in different organizations by type and size. They are routine and
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09 Ethics Review Short Answer Questions Matthew Table of Contents Hosmer‚ Chapter 1 3 Sexty‚ Chapter 1 3 Sexty‚ Chapter 2 6 Sexty‚ Chapter 3 9 Sexty‚ Chapter 4 12 Hosmer‚ Chapter 1 Identify and explain the individual determinants of moral standards * Personal goals * Expectations of outcomes * Things we want out of life and things we expect others want out of life too * Material possessions‚ lifestyle preferences‚ personal goods‚ social aims * Personal
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HST Ltd manufactures French fries from Russet potatoes. These are sold to local restaurants. The company manufactures French fries using a single production line that runs eight hours per day. The potatoes are purchased and stored in suitable warehouses from which they are distributed on a first-in first-out (FFO) basis. The production of French fries involves a number of processes. They are: cleaning‚ sorting‚ peeling‚ manual inspection‚ cutting‚ machine inspection‚ blanching‚ drying‚ frying‚ draining
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1. The federal budget is the process through which annual federal spending and revenue decisions are prepared (Patterson‚ 2013‚ p.388). The Constitution allocates that congress has the power to tax and spend; however‚ the president who is the chief executive plays a significant role in determining the budget (Patterson‚ 2013‚ p. 338). The federal budget process begins in the executive branch when the president is in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) who establishes general
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Impact of the federal budget on the Australian economy To succeed you must; a) give a definition of the federal budget The federal budget is delivered in may of each year by the house of representatives and is delivered in two parts: government income/receipts (what the government earns) and government expenditure/outlays (what the government spends). The correct title to the budget is the Appropriation Bill 2006/07‚’ it is commonly referred to as the supply bill. The summary of the Appropriation
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· What is a flexible budget? A flexible budget is a budget that is a function of one or more levels of activities. The flexible budget is more intricate and useful than a normal budget‚ which remains at one amount regardless of the volume of the activities. · What are the steps to developing a flexible budget? The steps taken to develop a flexible budget are as follow: • Identify the activity index and the relevant range of activity. • Identify the variable costs
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