Strayer PAD505 Week 6 Assignment 2 The Capital Budget

PAD 505 Week 6 Assignment 2 The
Capital Budget
Assignment 2: The Capital Budget
Due Week 6 and worth 280 points
Refer the Scenario for Assignments 1–e e 5. Forecast salaries,
revenue estimating, and prepare the capital budget.
Using the budget from the selected agency, write a five to six
(5-6)page paper in which you:

Analyze the agency’s
compensation for employees. Provide a rationale on what the costs and
benefits would be for a 2 percent, 4 percent, or 5 percent pay increase
for the fiscal year 2014. In your forecast, (a) discuss the effects of the
increase on benefits for the agencyand (b) provide a chart depicting the
increase for each percent. (Title this section Payroll Forecast.)
Review the trend of the
agency over the past five (5) yearsand prepare an analysis explaining the
trend for expenditures. Include a figure depicting the trend. (Title this
section Trend Analysis.)
Prepare and explain a
five (5) year forecast of the four (4) highest expenditures. Make an XY plot of these data. Include in
the analysis whether the costs should be approved or not approved. Justify
the reasoning with examples. (Title this section Expenditure Forecast.)
Compare two (2) options
for predicting the cost of needed repairs to thecurrent building that
houses the selected agency by completing Exercise 1 at the end of Chapter
1 (page 92). Provide a rationale for recommending one (1) of the two (2)
options. Include the figures to support the rationale. (Title this section
Capital Budget.)
Provide names and URLs
of the Websites for the state’s budget(s) analyzed and any other
government Websites used to support the assignment’s criteria.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double
spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all
sides; citations and references must follow APA. Check with your professor
for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page
containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the
professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the
reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:

Analyze the basic skills
and tools needed for budgeting for public sector agencies and / or
departments.
Recommend appropriate
policy actions based on the evaluation.
Evaluate a budgeting
system at any governmental level.
Analyze the scope and
sequence of budgeting in terms of sources of revenues, purpose of
government expenditures, budget cycles, budget preparation, and debt
administration.
Analyze the steps
required for budgeting, such as preparing a budget, making a financial
plan, conducting a cost-benefit analysis, and making budget decisions.
Prepare a preliminary
budgeting system for presentation before Congress, state / local
government, or other organization.
Develop various budget
charts that represent segments of the budgeting process.
Use technology and
information resources to research issues in public budgeting and finance.
Write clearly and
concisely about public budgeting and finance using proper writing
mechanics.