Budgeting Tools
Worksheets and calculators are useful tools for making projections of future income and expenditures.
Value-Added Processing Facility Start-up Costs
Use this worksheet to estimate the start-up costs of a value-added processing facility. You can also use this worksheet to monitor your budgeted expenditures.
Partial Budgeting
Use this worksheet to estimate the expected profitability of making changes in your business. Understanding Partial Budgeting provides you with the background for using this worksheet.
For more information on this topic, see the links listed below of articles posted on related Web sites.
- Enterprise Allocation and Analysis – University of Illinois Extension -- Estimates costs of production across farm enterprises.
- Farm Budget Planners – ANZ New Zealand
- SmartForm; Costs and Return per Acre – Rutgers University
- Greenmount Business Planner
- Starting Costs Calculator - Bplans.com - Calculate the start-up costs of your new business before you get going. This worksheet helps you evaluate how much capital you'll need to start your business.
- Sales Volume Breakeven Analysis – CCH Financial Planning Toolkit – Find out how many and what price you must sell your product at to make a profit.
- Equipment Buy vs. Lease – CCH Financial Planning Toolkit -- Should you lease or buy? Use this worksheet to find out! We calculate monthly payments and your total net cost. By comparing these amounts, you can determine which is the better value for you.
- Inventory Analysis – CCH Financial Management Toolkit -- Use this worksheet to determine how much inventory you should hold, and efficient timing of your inventory orders.
- Profit Margin Calculator – CCH Financial Management Toolkit – This worksheet can help you determine the selling price for your products to achieve a desired profit margin.
