You are beginning your own business and developed a budget based on modest sales and expense assumptions. The actual results are very close to the budget at the end of the first and second months. During the third month, both cash collected and paid differ significantly from the budget. What could be the cause and what should you do$?$

Essential Activities:

Reading the text, Chapter $7$: Budgeting will assist you in writing this discussion forum.

Watching the video, Introduction to Budgeting Video will assist you in writing this discussion forum.

Notes:

Please refer to the discussion forum rubric on the start here tab for this assignment.

Initial discussion forum is due by Wednesday at $11$:$59$ PM EST and responses to two of your classmates are due by Sunday at $11$:$59$ PM EST.

Each week to earn full points on the discussion forums, make sure to include outside sources to support your discussion

Refer to APA Edition $8$ to properly complete your citations.