Understanding and Formulating Budget Changes
Last Year’s Actual Budget and This Year’s Planned Budget
Income Last Year’s Actual Spending (Budget 1)
This Year’s Planned Budget (Budget 2)Difference
Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount
Total Wages After Taxes $25,000 100% $25,000 100% $0
Expenditures Last Year’s Actual Spending (Budget 1) This Year’s Planned Budget (Budget 2) Difference
Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount
Housing $8,800 34% $9,700 38% ↑$900
Food $4,200 17% $4,600 18% ↑$400
Health Care $1,500 6% $1,500 6% $0
Transportation $2,100 9% $2,100 9% $0
Utilities $1,500 6% $1,500 6% $0
Education $2,100 9% $2,100 9% $0
Cell Phone $1,500 6% $1,500 6% $0
Personal Spending $1,000 4% $850 3% ↓$150
Entertainment $800 3% $400 2% ↓$400
Savings $1,500 6% $750 3% ↓$750
Total $25,000 100% $25,000 100% $25,000
Looking at your friends’ budget, describe how their income and expenses changed from the previous year—explain which expenditures changed, which expenditures remained the same, and why. (Your response should be 4–5 sentences.)
Friends Budget Changes
Student's Name
Institutional Affiliation
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Friends Budget Changes
A budget is an estimate drawn to plan the expenditure based on expected income. For a given month, one has to estimate income and expenses. Budgeting helps one cover most of the costs using the available income monthly or yearly. A budget should be balanced: income should equal the expenses/expenditure (Konopczyński, 2021). It should list all items needed by focusing on those with the highest priority and include savings to avoid problems in the future. This article will discuss my friend's budget by comparing last year's actual budget with this year's planned budget.
My friend's income is $25,000 for this year and the previous year, meaning it did not change. Some expenditures for last year's actual bu...
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