Information and Decision Tool1 IST 309-Fall 2019 Spreadsheets Overview: You are the Budget Analyst for a small company. One of you primary tasks is to carefully monitor expenses to ensure you do not spend more than allocated/budgeted by the top management Requirements: Your manager has asked you to generate a report using the following criteria: 1) Develop a table using the information provided in Attachment 1 (do not forget columns for rent and insurance). 2) Utilize cell arithmetic. 3) Provide totals for each expense category (eg, salary) and for each month. 4) Calculate the following: a) Average of the actual expenses incurred for each expenses category. b) Estimate to Complete (ETC). This is the amount you are forecasting will be spent for cach of the expense categories for the remainder of the year. (Use the monthly average times the number of remaining months except for the insurance payment) c) Estimate at Completion (EAC) - total actual expenses plus the ETC. d) Difference between the budget (attachment 1) and your EAC for each expense category 5) Generate a pie chart based on the total actual expenses for each category (e.g., Salary, Supplies, etc.). Include the following in the chart: a) Chart Title as "Total Actual Expenses b) Data Labels as a percentage of the total expense and including the category name 6) Generate a report to your supervisor indicating your findings. Include the following: a) Introduction explaining why you have decided to perform this analysis b) Methodology utilized. c) Findings of your analysis. Develop a single table that shows all calculations. Provide a narrative of the significant differences between the budget and EAC. d) Recommendations. Suggest a course of action that should be taken in order to ensure that the established budget is not exceeded. What to Turn In? 1) Your written report to your supervisor with charts embedded into the text to support your findings. 2) Your spreadsheet file. The grade will be based on completion of the requirements stated above and your recommendation to meet the organizational goal of not exceeding your budget. Both files must be title with your name in the filename (ex: Mosher Tool 1) and be submitted as indicated in the course schedule. Attachment 1 658 799 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Salaries Supplies Phone Utilities Travel Training Advertising 12,543 1.256 159 485 1,254 546 9,953 753 175 387 845 897 11,245 1,089 236 446 2,879 547 589 13,678 758 187 478 299 12,005 145 515 2,898 684 10,745 968 625 1.985 11,486 1,546 695 1,656 589 541 879 632 Jun 486 525 Jul 250 823 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Monthly rent for the office is $2,850 Insurance is $187 (per month) for the first 3 months and goes up to $195 in April Annual Budget Information: Salaries 135.000 Supplies 12,000 Phone 2,400 Utilities 5.750 Travel 12.000 Training 7,000 Rent 33,000 Insurance 2.136 Advertising 10,000 Information and Decision Tool1 IST 309-Fall 2019 Spreadsheets Overview: You are the Budget Analyst for a small company. One of you primary tasks is to carefully monitor expenses to ensure you do not spend more than allocated/budgeted by the top management Requirements: Your manager has asked you to generate a report using the following criteria: 1) Develop a table using the information provided in Attachment 1 (do not forget columns for rent and insurance). 2) Utilize cell arithmetic. 3) Provide totals for each expense category (eg, salary) and for each month. 4) Calculate the following: a) Average of the actual expenses incurred for each expenses category. b) Estimate to Complete (ETC). This is the amount you are forecasting will be spent for cach of the expense categories for the remainder of the year. (Use the monthly average times the number of remaining months except for the insurance payment) c) Estimate at Completion (EAC) - total actual expenses plus the ETC. d) Difference between the budget (attachment 1) and your EAC for each expense category 5) Generate a pie chart based on the total actual expenses for each category (e.g., Salary, Supplies, etc.). Include the following in the chart: a) Chart Title as "Total Actual Expenses b) Data Labels as a percentage of the total expense and including the category name 6) Generate a report to your supervisor indicating your findings. Include the following: a) Introduction explaining why you have decided to perform this analysis b) Methodology utilized. c) Findings of your analysis. Develop a single table that shows all calculations. Provide a narrative of the significant differences between the budget and EAC. d) Recommendations. Suggest a course of action that should be taken in order to ensure that the established budget is not exceeded. What to Turn In? 1) Your written report to your supervisor with charts embedded into the text to support your findings. 2) Your spreadsheet file. The grade will be based on completion of the requirements stated above and your recommendation to meet the organizational goal of not exceeding your budget. Both files must be title with your name in the filename (ex: Mosher Tool 1) and be submitted as indicated in the course schedule. Attachment 1 658 799 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Salaries Supplies Phone Utilities Travel Training Advertising 12,543 1.256 159 485 1,254 546 9,953 753 175 387 845 897 11,245 1,089 236 446 2,879 547 589 13,678 758 187 478 299 12,005 145 515 2,898 684 10,745 968 625 1.985 11,486 1,546 695 1,656 589 541 879 632 Jun 486 525 Jul 250 823 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Monthly rent for the office is $2,850 Insurance is $187 (per month) for the first 3 months and goes up to $195 in April Annual Budget Information: Salaries 135.000 Supplies 12,000 Phone 2,400 Utilities 5.750 Travel 12.000 Training 7,000 Rent 33,000 Insurance 2.136 Advertising 10,000