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PAD 505 Assignment 1 The Operating Budget For
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Assignment 1 The Operating Budget Due Week 4 and
worth 250 points Write a four to five (4-5) page
paper, titled Part I The Operating Budget for
the (Selected Agency) in which you separate the
content into sections 1. Provide background
information about the agency, mission, goals,
objectives, departments, and strategic plan.
(Title this section Introduction.) 2. Describe
the budget of the age
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PAD 505 Assignment 2 The Capital Budget For more
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gnment 2The Capital Budget Due Week 6 and worth
280 points Refer the Scenario for Assignments 1e
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
agencys compensation for employees.
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PAD 505 Assignment 3 Presenting the Budget For
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Assignment 3 Presenting the Budget Due Week 8
and worth 300 points Refer the Scenario for
Assignments 1e e 5. Prepare the financial plan
and budget justification proposal. The agency is
contracted to work with New York City on several
capital projects. To proceed with negotiations,
an analysis of the citys financial
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PAD 505 Assignment 4 Implementing the Budget For
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Assignment 4 Implementing the Budget Due Week 9
and worth 225 points Refer the Scenario for
Assignments 1e 5. Prepare a variance report for
theselected agency. Refer to Table 8.4 in Chapter
8 (page 133). Write a three to four (3-4) page
paper addressing the criteria below.(NoteChange
the title of the report to reflect the selected
agencys name and the years to 2013-2014.)
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PAD 505 Assignment 5 Multiyear Plans and
Analysis For more course tutorials
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5 Multiyear Plans and Analysis Due Week 10 and
worth 200 points Preparation Review the document
titled City of Charlottesville 2010 Annual
Comprehensive Plan located in the course shell.
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PAD 505 Week 1 Discussion 1 For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   The Craft
of Budgeting Please respond to the
following   From the first e-Activity, evaluate
the relationship between Congress and the
President and discuss two (2) reasons why the
presidential duties may conflict with the role of
Congress. Justify your response with examples.  
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PAD 505 Week 1 Discussion 2 For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   Government
Budgeting and Expenditures Please respond to
the following   Based on the second e-Activity
that focuses on the Budget of the United States
Government for Fiscal Year 2014 and 2015, analyze
the presidents messages and the three (3)
budgets you selected. Discuss four (4)
governmental expenditures that you believe will
have a significant impact on the national
economy. Justify
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PAD 505 Week 2 Discussion 1 For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   Organizing
Budget Data and Chart of Accounts Please
respond to the following
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PAD 505 Week 2 Discussion 2 For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   Budgeting
101 Please respond to the following   From the
second e-Activity, discuss three (3) challenges
in the budget process. Justify your response with
examples. From the third e-Activity, identify and
explain your choices for reductions and
increases. Discuss at least two (2) lessons you
learned about the challenge of balancing the
federal budget.
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PAD 505 Week 3 Discussion 1 For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   Preparing
the Operating Budget Please respond to the
following   From the e-Activities, discuss two
(2) differences between Michigans budget and
your state budget in terms of budget process,
financial reporting, and costs analysis (fixed
costs, step-fixed costs, and variable costs).
Justify your response with examples.
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PAD 505 Week 3 Discussion 2 For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   The
Budget Please respond to the following   From
the first e-Activity, discuss four (4)
governmental expenditures that you believe will
have a significant impact on your local economy
over the next year. Justify your response with
examples Discuss two to three (2-3) challenges an
administrator may face when developing and
reviewing proposals for budget cuts.
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PAD 505 Week 4 Discussion 1 For more course
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Estimating Please respond to the
following   From the e-Activity about the
Annual Population Estimates 2000 to 2009,
analyze and forecast a comparison of the
population growth rate from 2010 through 2016 of
the State of Michigan and your state. Provide
these figures in your response for each year.
Based on your prediction for the years 2015 and
2016, discuss the impact of each states
population increase on the four (4) highest
discretionary spending accounts. Note Please
refer
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PAD 505 Week 4 Discussion 2 For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   Trend
Analysis Please respond to the
following   Discuss at least two (2) challenges
an administrator should consider when preparing a
trend analysis over a five (5) year period.
Justify your response.
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PAD 505 Week 5 Discussion 1 For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   Life
Cycle Costing Please respond to the
following   From the first e-Activity, discuss
at what point an administrator should decide when
the product should be terminated during the life
cycle analysis. Justify your response with
reasons and an example. Discuss two to three
(2-3) actions an administrator should review
consistently to alleviate over budgeting for
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PAD 505 Week 5 Discussion 2 For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   Cost-Benef
it Analysis Please respond to the
following   From second e-Activity (Parts 1IV),
assume that you submitted your analysis that
recommended Project A to your superior. She,
however, negated your analysis and chose Project
B. Support your recommendation with at least two
(2) reasons for accepting the financial
implications of Project A. Discuss at least one
advantage and one
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PAD 505 Week 6 Discussion 1 For more course
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Financial Plan Please respond to the
following   Based on the e-Activities, assess
and explain the restrictions placed on state and
local government debt in your state. Provide
examples to support your answer. (Provide the
Websites URLs in your discussion when using the
discussion thread in the online course shell.)
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PAD 505 Week 6 Discussion 2 For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   Budget
Decisions Please respond to the
following   Discuss the major challenges that
you believe the public will encounter as a result
of the proposed budget. Justify your answer with
examples. Speculate on the optimal stage during
the budget decision making these challenges could
be minimized. Justify
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PAD 505 Week 7 Discussion 1 For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   Presenting
the Budget Please respond to the
following   From the first e-Activity, discuss
two (2) recommendations the authors make
regarding the applicability of performance
budgeting to the current United States
government. Assume you have been appointed as the
new administrator for a federal agency. Propose
two to three (2-3) strategies for connecting
performance indicators to
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PAD 505 Week 7 Discussion 2 For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   Writing
Budget Justifications Please respond to the
following From the second e-Activity, provide
three (3) justifications for an increase to the
four (4) highest discretionary spending
accounts. From the second e-Activity, provide
three (3) justifications for a decrease to the
four (4) highest discretionary spending accounts.
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PAD 505 Week 8 Discussion 1 For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   Allocation
and Allotments Please respond to the
following From the first e-Activity, examine and
evaluate the disparity of your states budget
allocation for education and property tax to the
various localities. Based on your assessment,
challenge or defend the equity of the system
across the various localities.
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PAD 505 Week 8 Discussion 2 For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   Variance
Analysis Please respond to the
following Recommend at least two (2) strategies
an administrator can apply to ensure that the
budget is performing according to the established
performance indicators. Justify your
response. From the second e-Activity on Variance
Analysis, propose at least two (2) actions an
administrator can take to avoid assumptions in
budget items to avoid overlooking favorable or
adverse line items in the budget. Provide
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PAD 505 Week 9 Discussion 1 For more course
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Plans Please respond to the following Propose
at least two (2) strategies to avoid assumptions
in a multiyear plan. Justify your response.
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PAD 505 Week 9 Discussion 2 For more course
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Please respond to the following Recommend at
least two (2) best practices for analyzing
multiyear financial statements. Justify your
response.
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PAD 505 Week 10 Discussion 1 For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   Major Tax
Structures Please respond to the
following   From the e-Activity on the
Quarterly Summary of State Local Tax Revenue,
illustrate with examples the burden of state,
local, and state-local taxation in your
state.Compare the burden of your state with two
neighboring states.
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PAD 505 Week 10 Discussion 2 For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com   General
Taxes Please respond to the following   Review
the following scenario and then analyze the
impact of tax holidays on the budget. (a)
Scenario Several states have declared sales tax
holidays for which the state does not collect
sales tax on selected items for those day or
days. In most instances, the holiday has applied
to purchases of clothing and the period has been
a week to 10 days in August. The primary reason
is to provide a back-to-school
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