{"product_id":"budgeting-basics-and-beyond-isbn-9781118096277","title":"Budgeting Basics and Beyond","description":"\u003cb\u003eA convenient and up-to-date reference tool for today's financial and nonfinancial managers in public practice and private industry\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIf the very thought of budgets pushes your sanity over the limit, then this practical, easy-to-use guide is just what you need. \u003ci\u003eBudgeting Basics and Beyond, Fourth Edition\u003c\/i\u003e equips you with an all-in-one resource guaranteed to make the budgeting process easier, less stressful, and more effective. The new edition covers rolling budgets (forecasts), activity-based budgeting, life-cycle budgeting. Cloud computing, Balanced Scorecard, budgeting for nonprofit organizations, business simulations for executive and management training, and much more!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes several new software packages, computer-based models and spreadsheet applications, including Value Chain Management software, Financial Planning and Performance software, Web 2.0, Cloud computing, and capital budgeting software\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures case studies, illustrations, exhibits, forms, checklists, graphs, samples, and worked-out solutions to a wide variety of budgeting, planning, and control problems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers financial planning and new types of financial modeling, variance analysis, Web-based budgeting, active budgeting illuminating \"what-if\" analyses throughout, spreadsheet applications, break-even analysis, project analysis, and capital budgeting\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBudgeting Basics and Beyond, Fourth Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is a practical, easy-to-use problem-solver and up-to-date reference tool for today's financial and nonfinancial managers in public practice and private industry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: The What and Why of Budgeting: An Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Strategic Planning and Budgeting: Process, Preparation, and Control 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Administering the Budget: Reports, Analyses, and Evaluations 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Break-Even and Contribution Margin Analysis: Profit, Cost, and Volume Changes 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Profit Planning: Targeting and Reaching Achievable Goals 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Master Budget: Genesis of Financial Forecasting and Profit Planning 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Cost Behavior: Emphasis on Flexible Budgets 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Evaluating Performance: The Use of Variance Analysis 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Manufacturing Costs: Sales Forecasts and Realistic Budgets 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Marketing: Budgeting for Sales, Advertising, and Distribution 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Research and Development: Budgets for a Long-Term Plan 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: General and Administrative Costs: Budgets for Maximum Productivity 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Capital Expenditures: Assets to Be Bought, Sold, and Discarded 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Forecasting and Planning: Reducing Risk in Decision Making 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Moving Averages and Smoothing Techniques: Quantitative Forecasting 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Regression Analysis: Popular Sales Forecast System 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Cash Budgeting and Forecasting Cash Flow: Two Pragmatic Methods 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Financial Modeling: Tools for Budgeting and Profit Planning 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Using Software Packages and E-Budgeting: Computer-Based Models, Spreadsheets, and Web-Based Systems 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20: Capital Budgeting: Selecting the Optimum Long-Term Investment and Real Options 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21: Budgeting for Cost Management: Activity-Based Budgeting and Life-Cycle Budgeting 393\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22: Zero-Base Budgeting: Priority Budgeting for Best Resource Allocation 411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23: Managers’ Performance and Balanced Scorecard: Evaluation at the Division Level 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24: Budgeting for Service Organizations: Special Features 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25: Budgeting for Nonprofit Organizations: Diverse Types 463\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 26: Using Management Games for Executive Training 487\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix I: Future and Present Value Tables 505\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix II: Statistical Table 511\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary of Budgeting and Planning Terms 513\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 531\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJAE K. SHIM, P\u003csmall\u003eH\u003c\/small\u003eD,\u003c\/b\u003e has authored or coauthored more than fifty professional and college finance and accounting books. Thirty of his publications have been translated into various languages such as Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Croatian, Italian, Japanese, and Korean. He is CEO of Delta Consulting Co., a consulting and training firm, and accounting and finance professor at California State University, Long Beach. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOEL G. SIEGEL, P\u003csmall\u003eH\u003c\/small\u003eD, CPA,\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of over fifty books and has written hundreds of articles for accounting and financial journals. He was a member of the audit staff at Coopers \u0026amp; Lybrand. Dr. Siegel has acted as consultant in accounting issues to many organizations, including IT\u0026amp;T, Citicorp, and Person\/Wolinsky CPA Review. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALLISON I. SHIM, MS,\u003c\/b\u003e is CFO of Delta Consulting Co. She is a finance expert and a PhD candidate at the University of California at Irvine.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBUDGETING BASICS AND BEYOND\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourth Edition \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the very thought of budgets sets you on edge, this easy-to-use guide is just what you need. 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