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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· 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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The Budget Analysis Why do we use budgets? Well‚ as individuals if we did not use budgets then we would not have enough money to spend it on the things we love to do. Therefore‚ there is no difference in the business world; a budget is a plan that helps organizations achieve their financial and strategic goals (Nobles‚ Mattison‚ & Matsumura‚ 2014‚ p. 1316). However‚ a budget is not all about crunching numbers together; it is a process that will be discussed in detail that addresses the potential
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market drop‚ the rise of the dollar against foreign currencies‚ increased unemployment‚ and other economic factors‚ March 2001 officially began a nationwide recession that triggered budget problems in at least forty-five states. -The 2001 recession was the fourth recession in 30 years. After past recessions budget experts recommended establishing a “rainy-day fund” (saving funds during boom times in order to cushion the shocks of economic busts). Wisconsin established the fund but never put money
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Balanced Budget Amendment I do not believe that within the next seven years the United States Constitution will be amended to require the national government to balance its budget each year. While I believe that a balanced budget is necessary in order to avoid potential political and economic crises‚ the party division in the two chambers of Congress as well as the difficulty of amending the Constitution‚ pose a major obstacle this nation faces in order to do so. “A Republican balanced-budget plan would
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departments operating budgets when the rate of actual calls for structured fires are on the decline. Post 9/11 the federal government set aside millions of dollars in grant money for apparatus equipment and training supplementing operational costs of fire departments across America. With the depletion of those federal monies‚ local governments are scrutinizing their budgets overall in attempts to cut corners and keep the cost within reason. Even though all aspects of municipal budgets succumb to scrutiny
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Budget Deal 2 Q-1. The budget deal of 2013 avoided the fiscal cliff through various avenues. It entailed retaining the income tax brackets from the Bush tax cuts permanently. The ideal budget deal would avoid tax increases and deep spending cuts. However‚ in the PBS interview the “Americans will either have to in the future bear higher taxes‚ middle-class Americans‚ or most people will see their services‚ safety nets‚ public investments in everything from sewers and infrastructure overall
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Essay by Bereketeab Yacob Yohannes Budget and budgetary control has being dealt with in different ways in literature‚ but basically there has being critics on traditional budgetary control as new issues raised with current more unpredictable global internationalized world markets. Virtually conventional budgeting has roughly some categories of criticism‚ one being that budgets by the time they are used their assumption are out-dated especially in rapidly changing environments‚ the second recurrent
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2. BACKGROUND The study of Working Capital Management cannot be over emphasised. It is a very important element in corporate financing and very crucial to company survival. Companies usually require an optimal level of working capital to meet daily obligations‚ continue production and make profit. However‚ some managers fall short and the companies liquidate. According to Harris (2005) “Working capital management is a simple and straight forward Concept of ensuring the ability of the firm to fund
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Capital budgeting Capital budgeting describes the long-term longplanning for making and financing major long-term projects. long- CAPITAL BUDGETING 1. Identify potential investments. 2. Choose an investment. 3. Follow-up or “post audit.” Follow“post audit.” Net present value model Net present value model The net-present-value (NPV) method net-presentcomputes the present value of all expected future cash flows using a minimum desired rate of return. The minimum desired rate of
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