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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Westward Expansion before 19th Century American history was powerfully influenced throughout the 19th century by the steady push west and the development of the Western frontier. This began of course with the establishment of the first English colonies beginning with Jamestown (1607). At the time the Western Frontier was just a few miles up the James River. Gradually the Western Frontier was seen as the Appalachian Mountains. The British effort to close off the land beyond the Appalachians was one
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a. Traditional Budgeting Wildavsky (1978‚ p.502) mentions that "traditional budgeting is annual (repeated yearly) and incremental (departing marginally from the year before)". It is conducted on a cash basis in current dollar. It is also in the form of line-items such as personnel or maintenance. This system is essentially a financial plan of estimated expenditures expressed in terms of kinds and quantities of objects to be bought and the estimated funds needed to finance them during a specified
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Fossil fuels have been the main component used to get the source of energy for decades around the world where relying on the use of it has became a way of life. Kristinstand in Sweden‚ Europe‚ has substituted fossil fuels over a decade ago with biogas‚ which greatly decrease harmful carbon dioxide emissions‚ meaning it would not contribute to global warming. Harnessing renewable energy effectively can be done if the resources are present and there is support from the government. this essay will consist
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The budgeting process for nonprofit organizations can be very interesting. Good nonprofit leaders ask for input before finalizing a nonprofit’s budget. One reason to ensure everyone has a voice in the budget process is because at the end of the day everyone will own the final budget. By owning I mean everyone will be held to the budget that is approved so it makes sense to get everyone involved in the process. It makes sense for staff to request their own expense increases or decreases because no
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Final Project: Budgeting Angelica M. Cravens Course: BUS 630 Managerial Accounting Instructor: Anthony Perez October 01‚ 2012 Final Project: Budgeting Budgeting is used to help companies stay on track without going over their revenue and not spending too much on expenses. Budgeting is a very important part of a business success. There are many types of budgets that range from households to businesses. There have been new developments in the budgeting area in the last few years. There are
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Budgeting System Paper The performance budgeting system determines the programs output performance measures‚ the programs total costs and the costs per output or costs per unit of service. Advantages of the performance budgeting systems are that it provides information on the amount of service that is provided by a human service program and the attendant costs includes determining the cost per output or cost per unit of service and that they raise the level of debate from line-items to programs
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PUBLIC BUDGETING PPA 603 Government Budgeting The goal of this paper is to briefly discuss public finance and its philosophy. Public finance plays a major role in our lives. It is mainly focusing on the establishment of rights and responsibilities with maintaining balance between them for accomplishing practical tasks. Because public finance relates to government activities the paper will also contrast governmental accounting with nongovernmental accounting. The main point for the governments
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Expansion and Merger ECO 550 Explain why government regulation is needed‚ citing the major reasons for government Involvement in a market economy. It is vitally important for all companies and organizations to be sure the required government and legal regulatory authorities are involved anytime a merger or expansion is in the works. There is a wide-range of requirements that authorizes the government to intervene in any action that could lead towards a merger and/or acquisition
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Planning and Budgeting: Profit planning: Profit planning can be defined as the set of steps that are taken by firms to achieve the desired level of profit. Planning is accomplished through the preparation of a number of budgets‚ which‚ when brought through‚ from an integrated business plan known as master budget. The master budget is an essential management tool that communicates management’s plan throughout the organization‚ allocates resources‚ and coordinates activities. Budgeting: A budget
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