Budgeting Basics and Beyond: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide for Nonfinancial Managers

MC0032 Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Planning by Managers: Process, Budget Preparation and Control Chapter 3: Administering the Budget: Reports, Analysis and Evaluations Chapter 4: Break-Even and Contribution Margin Analysis: Profit, Cost and Volume Changes Chapter 5: Profit Planning: Targeting and Reaching Achievable Goals Chapter 6: Master Budget: Genesis of Forecasting and Profit Planning Chapter 7: Cost Behavior: Emphasis on Flexible Budgets Chapter 8: Evaluating Performance: The Use of Variance Analysis Chapter 9: Manufacturing Costs: Sales Forecasts and Realistic Budgets Chapter 10: Marketing: Budgeting for Sales, Advertising and Distribution Chapter 11: Research and Development: Budgets for a Long-Term Plan Chapter 12: General and Administrative Costs: Budgets for Maximum Productivity Chapter 13: Capital Expenditures: Assets to be Bought, Sold and Discarded Chapter 14: Forecasting and Planning: Reducing Risk in Decision-Making Chapter 15: Moving Averages and Smoothing Techniques: Quantitative Forecasting Chapter 16: Regression Analysis: Polular Sales Forecast System Chapter 17: Forecasting Cash Flow: Two Pragmatic Methods Chapter 18: Financial Modeling: Tools for Budgeting and Profit Planning Chapter 19: Software Packages: Computer-Based Models and Spreadsheet Software Chapter 20: Capital Budgeting: Selecting the Optimum Long-Term Investment Chapter 21: Zero-Based Method: Priority Budgeting for Best Resource Allocation Chapter 22: Manager's Performance: Evaluation on the Division Level Chapter 23: Cost Accumulation System: Essential for Managers Appendix I: Present and Future Value Tables Appendix II: Statistics Tables Appendix III: List of Polular Budgeting Software Glossary of Budgeting Terms