Budgeting for an SAE Project Note Taking Guide 4056 Budgets Leanne Brown Modified from Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office July, 2002 Objectives: Define budget Explain budgeting process Explain types of budgets Complete a partial decision Complete a cash flow budget BUDGET A plan for _________________ and __________________ over a given period of time. Purposes of budget: Assist in decision making –____________________________________________ –____________________________________________ –____________________________________________ –____________________________________________ Budgeting Process: Forecast types of expense items Estimate amounts of each input ___________________________________________ – ____________________________________________ – ____________________________________________ – ____________________________________________ – Estimate amount of goods and services that should result ____________________________________________ – ____________________________________________ – ____________________________________________ – ____________________________________________ – Partial Budget _____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ ________________. Should I purchase the 42" riding mower or the 30" riding mower? Whole Farm Budget Estimate income and expenditures for the fiscal or calendar year at the total farm level, such as ____________________. Enterprise Budget Estimate income and expenditures for the fiscal or calendar year for the specific enterprise, such as _________________________________________________ Total Budget Estimate total income and expenditures for the fiscal or calendar year for the ________________ or _____________. What net income can I expect for the year from all my combined efforts? Cash Flow Budget A budget in which income and expense forecasts are allocated by week, month, quarter, or other period as appropriate to the business.