Budgeting Manual (with CBT option)

Produced

• 2004

Key Features

Student manuals available in packs of 5.

Budgeting Manual, ISBN #0-619-14852-7, 140 pages, student version, $150 for pack of 5

Budgeting: with CD + CBT, ISBN #1-4188-4568-X © 2005, Publish date: December 20, 2004, 140 pages, student version with disk, $165 for pack of 5

Budgeting: Instructor Edition + CBT, ISBN #1-4188-4567-1 © 2005, Publish date: December 20, 2004, 142 pages, includes CD with PowerPoint presentation, one manual with CBT and CD is $30 each

This course introduces students to budgeting, types of budgets, and the elements of a successful budget. Students learn how to create a budget, analyze and compare budgets, and create operating and manufacturing budgets, and devise an action plan to solve a problem identified during variance analysis. Course activities also cover the basics of capital budgeting, discounting cash flow methods, determining discount rates, assembling a capital budget, and justifying a capital budget. Students also learn how capital budgets are evaluated and approved. The manual is designed for quick scanning in the classroom and filled with interactive exercises that help ensure student success. Comes with a companion CBT program.

Course Length: One day

Table of Contents:

Unit 1: Budgeting fundamentals
Topic A: Overview
Topic B: Cash and master budgets

Unit 2: Reviewing budgets
Topic A: Analyzing budgets
Topic B: Justification and approval

Unit 3: Operating budgets
Topic A: Operating budget basics
Topic B: Operating budget terminology
Topic C: Operating budget methods

Unit 4: Manufacturing budgets
Topic A: Manufacturing budget basics
Topic B: Interpretation

Unit 5: Variance, forecasts, and action plans
Topic A: Variance and forecasts
Topic B: Action plans

Unit 6: Capital budgets
Topic A: Capital budget basics
Topic B: Discounted cash flow method

Unit 7: Capital budget analysis
Topic A: The capital budgeting process
Topic B: Capital budget evaluation

Objectives:

•  Describe the budgeting process, identify the elements of a budget, and identify the types of budgets used within companies.
•  Use various budget analysis methods, and justify and receive approval for a budget.
•  Identify the purpose of and methods for preparing an operating budget, and describe zero-based and activity-based budgeting in detail.
•  Identify the components of a manufacturing budget, describe flexible budgeting, and derive useful information from a manufacturing budget through key measurements and analysis of variance.
•  Classify variances and use them to address performance issues, forecast budgeting periods, and formulate action plans to resolve variance issues.
•  Describe the purpose of capital budgeting, define its terminology, and perform discounted cash flow calculations such as future value, present value, and net present value. 
•  Assemble and justify a capital budget, as well as evaluate and approve capital budget requests.
   

Features:

•  Designed specifically for instructor-led training.
•  Modular format allows instructors to skip around within a manual without breaking the overall flow of a course.
•  Content available to be licensed and customized to meet your individual training needs.
•  Accompanying Instructor's Manual includes marginal annotations and PowerPoint slides with embedded videos to support instructors in the classroom.
•  This title may be purchased off-the-shelf, or licensed through CustomCourse software.
•  CD-ROM included in the student w/CD edition.
•  Comes with a companion CBT program.
   

Budgeting Manual: Instructor Edition + CBT

This course introduces students to budgeting, types of budgets, and the elements of a successful budget. Students learn how to create a budget, analyze and compare budgets, and create operating and manufacturing budgets, and devise an action plan to solve a problem identified during variance analysis. Course activities also cover the basics of capital budgeting, discounting cash flow methods, determining discount rates, assembling a capital budget, and justifying a capital budget. Students also learn how capital budgets are evaluated and approved. This instructor's edition is designed for quick scanning in the classroom, and filled with interactive exercises. Comes with a companion CBT program.

Features:

•  Marginal annotations prompt you with relevant information as you teach the course.
•  PowerPoint slides with embedded videos accompany this book.
•  Use publisher's dedicated instructor's web site to download important teaching resources.
•  All instructor’s editions have the same consistent layout, structure, voice and timing across all topics to minimize prep time for instructors teaching a variety of courses.
•  This title may be purchased off-the-shelf, or licensed through CustomCourse software.
•  Comes with a companion CBT program.