Chapter 8 Cost Estimation and Budgeting 8.1 True/False 1) Direct costs are those clearly assigned to the aspect of the project that generated the cost. Answer TRUE 2) Material is an example of a cost that is recurring‚ variable and direct. Answer TRUE 3) An expedited cost is one that does not vary with respect to their usage. Answer FALSE 4) An order of magnitude estimate is usually more accurate than a ballpark estimate. Answer FALSE 5) Comparative estimates are more accurate than definitive
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state and that the budgeting group needs to revamp the budget for the coming year. Within this document as the Budget officer‚ we will take a close look at the present budget to determine the changes that need to be made in order to come up with a solution that is politically feasible. In doing so we will examine numerous things in depth which includes looking at how the changes affect the fiscal cycle of your budgeting‚ how the preparation‚ execution‚ and evaluation of the budgeting cycle would change
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Incrementalism or incremental budgeting is the budget system that uses the previous year’s budget to set the next year’s budget with incremental changes instead of large financial changes. Many businesses currently use incremental budget systems. When the incremental budge system is used businesses have to have a spend it or lose it mentality to make it work. The system is created from the previous resources allowing only for minor changes as allowed by the budget. Many sites such as Tutor2u suggest
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This is an application of capital budgeting that integrates the projection of a basic cash flow and the computation and analysis of six capital budgeting tools. Your company is thinking about acquiring another corporation. You have two choices; the cost of each choice is $250‚000. You cannot spend more than that‚ so acquiring both corporations is not an option. The following are your critical data: a. Corporation A: 1) Revenues = 100K in year one‚ increasing by 10%
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Zero-Based Budgeting MHA 612 Dr. Kathy Wood October 14th‚ 2013 Zero-Based Budgeting Introduction As the zero-based budget consultant for Windsor Memorial Hospital I will make recommendations to the Board of Directors on how to create a solid plan to reduce costs and increase productivity. This will be a team based solution. In order to sustain the plan for years to come‚ it will require continued effort and a commitment from all current and future employees. Zero-based budgeting is one
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Venture Budgeting and Forecasting Kyra M. Johnson Finance 375 Robert Sparks June 4‚ 2012 Venture Budgeting and Forecasting Many Americans live with self-care disabilities. The Americans who chose to remain home is increasing as the cost of assisted living facilities increases. The decision to remain in home stimulates from the increasing cost of assisted living facilities as well as the ease of remaining in a familiar environment. Though the decision brings challenges‚ many Americans chose
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Public budgeting systems are systems for making choices of ends and means. The purpose of budgeting is to allocate scarce resources among competing public demands so as to attain societal goals and objectives (Lee‚ 49). Depending upon conditions at a given time in history‚ budgets have tended to emphasize financial control‚ managerial improvements‚ or planning. The government should adopt a biennial budget. Proponents of biennial budgeting believe that the federal government would benefit from
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Capital Budgeting Scenario Proposal A: New Factory A company wants to build a new factory for increased capacity. Using the net present value (NPV) method of capital budgeting‚ determine the proposal’s appropriateness and economic viability with the following information: • Building a new factory will increase capacity by 30%. • The current capacity is $10 million of sales with a 5% profit margin. • The factory costs $10 million to build. • The new capacity will meet the company’s needs for
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Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of budgeting as a system of organisational control. A budget is a short-term financial plan of income and expenses expected over a certain period of time (usually one year) used to achieve a businesses objective. Budgeting can be useful for exercising control over a business because of its nature as a representation of a plan. Control is generally viewed as making events conform to a plan. As a budget is represented as a plan‚ allowing events to conform
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Finance Fall 2013 Project 1: The Personal Budgeting Practice A. Use daily spending dairy to create a balance sheet and an income & expense (cash flow) statement for yourself and/or your family. The balance sheet is dated Sep 30‚ 2013 and the income and expense statement is for September of 2013. These statements are worth 30 out of total 100 points. B. Based on what you collect in September‚ estimate your income and expenses for the rest of 2013 to prepare for a budget. There
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