Budgeting Basics and Beyond

If the very thought of budgets sets you on edge, this easy-to-use guide is just what you need. Now updated in a fourth edition, Budgeting Basics and Beyond provides the direction you need to establish clearer goals and handle any type of budgeting problem that comes up-and beyond. With a greater focus on technological applications including e-budgeting and Web-based budgeting systems, the new edition also includes a brand new chapter on budgeting for cost management, providing a more well-rounded view on effective budgeting today. Budgeting Basics and Beyond, Fourth Edition features on-the-job budgeting tools you need to know about, including: Techniques for preparing estimates Control and variance analysis devices Pricing guidelines for products and services Planning and scheduling production and related costs Profit planning and problem identification Spreadsheet applications for planning, budgeting, and control processes Sales and financial forecasting methodology Balanced Scorecard and performance metrics Brimming with case studies, illustrations, exhibits, forms, checklists, graphs, samples, and worked-out solutions to a wide variety of budgeting, planning, and control problems, Budgeting Basics and Beyond, Fourth Edition equips managers with an all-in-one resource guaranteed to make the budgeting process easier, less stressful, and more effective.