Preparing a budget :  expert solutions to everyday challenges. 

 - Boston, Mass. :  Harvard Business Press,  (c)2009. 
 - 1 online resource (x, 85 pages) :  illustrations. 
 - Pocket mentor series .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Mentor's message : the power of a well-prepared budget --  Preparing a budget : the basics --  An overview of budgeting --  What is a budget? --  How does the budgeting process work? --  Why is a budget valuable? --  Types of budgets --  Approaches to preparing a budget --  Traditional budgeting --  Alternative approaches --  Kaizen budgeting --  Budgeting and the balanced scorecard --  Categorizing expenses --  Fixed and variable costs --  Allocated costs --  Activity-based costing --  Activity-based budgeting --  Preparing an operating budget --  Defining your goals --  Articulating your assumptions --  Forecasting sales --  Forecasting revenues --  Forecasting cost of goods sold --  Estimating SG&A costs --  Calculating operating income --  Exploring "what-if" scenarios --  Preparing a capital budget --  What is a capital budget? --  Capital budgeting techniques --  When your budget and reality differ --  What is variance? --  What causes it? --  Tips and tools --  Tools for preparing a budget --  Test yourself --  Key terms --  To learn more. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781422136584 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Budget in business.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HG4028  / .P747 2009