DeVry University

Course Project

BUSN278 Budgeting and Forecasting

Student Project Activity—Week 3

A.Week 3: Section 3.0 Capital Expenditure Budget

B.TCOs Addressed

TCO 4:Given a scenario for a new project or new product, use zero-based budgeting to develop a multi-year capital expenditures and revenues budget.

TCO 10:Given a description of a new business, new product, service or project develop, present and defend the budget.

C.Project Activity Overview—Scenario/Summary

Use the Budget Proposal Workbook.xlsx and Budget Proposal Template.docx to develop and present a capital expenditure budget for your new business start-up.

D.Deliverables

Complete Section 3.0:Capital Expenditure Budget in the Budget Proposal Template.docx after doing research about expected capital expenditures.Also, provide calculations in MS Excel template tab 3.0 in theBudget Proposal Workbook.xlsx.

Add Section 3.0 to the Budget Proposal Template and save it as YourName_Project_WK3.docx.Add your Capital Expenditure Budget to the worksheet tab labeled Section 3.0and save as YourName_Worksheet_WK3.xlsx and upload both files to theWeek 3ProjectDropbox.

E.Project Tasks

Task 1 / Identify items considered capital expenditures for the new business start-up.
Task 2 / Do research to estimate costs of these capital expenditure items.
Task 3 / Create a capital expenditure budget in the Excel Template Tab labeled Section 3.0 Capital Expenditure Budget.
Task 4 / Add Section 3.0 of the Budget Proposal Template word document.Make sure the first paragraph of your Executive Summary Section 1.0 and Sales Forecast Section 2.0 are also in the Budget Proposal Template.Also, update your Section 6.0 Works Cited as necessary.
Task 5 / Save the Excel and Word documents, and submit them to the Week 3 Project Dropbox.
F.Grading Criteria
Description / Suggested Points
Capital expenditure items have been correctly identified. / 3
Costs of these items appear reasonable and based on primary research. / 3
The capital expenditure budget is properly constructed in the Excel template and calculations appear correct. / 2
The Capital Expenditure section of the Word template is complete and correctly describes the capital expenditure budget and its underlying assumptions. / 2
Total Points / 10 points
END OF WEEK 3

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