Assignment 2:The Capital Budget Due Week 6 and worth 180 points Refer the Scenario for Assignments 1–5. 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 agency’s compensation for employees. Provide a rationale on what the costs and benefits would be for a 2 percent, 4 percent, or 5 percent pay increase for the fiscal year 2014. In your forecast, discuss the effects of the increase on benefits for the agency. (Title this section Payroll Forecast.) Review the trend of the agency over the past five (5) years and prepare an analysis explaining the trend for expenditures. (Title this section Trend Analysis.) Prepare and explain a five (5) year forecast of the four (4) highest expenditures. Include in the analysis whether the costs should be approved or not approved. Justify the reasoning with examples. (Title this section Expenditure Forecast.) Compare two (2) options for predicting the cost of needed repairs to the current building that houses the selected agency. Provide a rationale for recommending one (1) of the two (2) options. Include the figures to support the rationale. (Title this section Capital Budget.) Provide names and URLs of the Websites for the state’s budget(s) analyzed and any other government Websites used to support the assignment’s criteria. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: Analyze the basic skills and tools needed for budgeting for public sector agencies and / or departments.  Recommend appropriate policy actions based on the evaluation. Evaluate a budgeting system at any governmental level. Analyze the scope and sequence of budgeting in terms of sources of revenues, purpose of government expenditures, budget cycles, budget preparation, and debt administration. Analyze the steps required for budgeting, such as preparing a budget, making a financial plan, conducting a cost-benefit analysis, and making budget decisions. Prepare a preliminary budgeting system for presentation before Congress, state / local government, or other organization. Develop various budget charts that represent segments of the budgeting process. Use technology and information resources to research issues in public budgeting and finance. Write clearly and concisely about public budgeting and finance using proper writing mechanics. Points: 180 Assignment 2:The Capital Budget Criteria Unacceptable Below 70% F ...

1. Assignment 2:The Capital Budget
Due Week 6 and worth 180 points
Refer the Scenario for Assignments 1–5. 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 agency’s compensation for employees. Provide a
rationale on what the costs and benefits would be for a 2
percent, 4 percent, or 5 percent pay increase for the fiscal year
2014. In your forecast, discuss the effects of the increase on
benefits for the agency. (Title this section Payroll Forecast.)
Review the trend of the agency over the past five (5) years and
prepare an analysis explaining the trend for expenditures. (Title
this section Trend Analysis.)
Prepare and explain a five (5) year forecast of the four (4)
highest expenditures. Include in the analysis whether the costs
should be approved or not approved. Justify the reasoning with
examples. (Title this section Expenditure Forecast.)
Compare two (2) options for predicting the cost of needed
repairs to the current building that houses the selected agency.
Provide a rationale for recommending one (1) of the two (2)
options. Include the figures to support the rationale. (Title this
section Capital Budget.)
Provide names and URLs of the Websites for the state’s
budget(s) analyzed and any other government Websites used to
support the assignment’s criteria.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the

2. date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Analyze the basic skills and tools needed for budgeting for
public sector agencies and / or departments.
Recommend appropriate policy actions based on the evaluation.
Evaluate a budgeting system at any governmental level.
Analyze the scope and sequence of budgeting in terms of
sources of revenues, purpose of government expenditures,
budget cycles, budget preparation, and debt administration.
Analyze the steps required for budgeting, such as preparing a
budget, making a financial plan, conducting a cost-benefit
analysis, and making budget decisions.
Prepare a preliminary budgeting system for presentation before
Congress, state / local government, or other organization.
Develop various budget charts that represent segments of the
budgeting process.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
public budgeting and finance.
Write clearly and concisely about public budgeting and finance
using proper writing mechanics.
Points: 180
Assignment 2:The Capital Budget
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 70% F
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A

3. 1. Analyze the agency’s compensation for employees. Provide a
rationale on what the costs and benefits would be for a 2
percent, 4 percent, or 5 percent pay increase for the fiscal year
2014. In your forecast, discuss the effects of the increase on
benefits for the agency. (Title this section Payroll Forecast.)
Weight: 25%
Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the agency’s
compensation for employees. Did not submit or incompletely
provided a rationale on what the costs and benefits would be for
a 2 percent, 4 percent, or 5 percent pay increase for the fiscal
year 2014. In your forecast, did not submit or incompletely
discussed the effects of the increase on benefits for the agency.
Partially analyzed the agency’s compensation for employees.
Partially provided a rationale on what the costs and benefits
would be for a 2 percent, 4 percent, or 5 percent pay increase
for the fiscal year 2014. In your forecast, partially discussed the
effects of the increase on benefits for the agency.
Satisfactorily analyzed the agency’s compensation for
employees. Satisfactorily provided a rationale on what the costs
and benefits would be for a 2 percent, 4 percent, or 5 percent
pay increase for the fiscal year 2014. In your forecast,
satisfactorily discussed the effects of the increase on benefits
for the agency.
Thoroughly analyzed the agency’s compensation for employees.
Thoroughly provided a rationale on what the costs and benefits
would be for a 2 percent, 4 percent, or 5 percent pay increase
for the fiscal year 2014. In your forecast Thoroughly, discussed
the effects of the increase on benefits for the agency.
2. Review the trend of the agency over the past five (5) years
and prepare an analysis explaining the trend for expenditures.
(Title this section Trend Analysis.)
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely reviewed the trend of the agency
over the past five (5) years and did not submit or incompletely
prepared an analysis explaining the trend for expenditures.

4. Partially reviewed the trend of the agency over the past five (5)
years and partially prepared an analysis explaining the trend for
expenditures.
Satisfactorily reviewed the trend of the agency over the past
five (5) years and satisfactorily prepared an analysis explaining
the trend for expenditures.
Thoroughly reviewed the trend of the agency over the past five
(5) years and thoroughly prepared an analysis explaining the
trend for expenditures.
3. Prepare and explain a five (5) year forecast of the four (4)
highest expenditures. Include in the analysis whether the costs
should be approved or not approved. Justify the reasoning with
examples. (Title this section Expenditure Forecast.) Weight:
20%
Did not submit or incompletely prepare and did not submit or
incompletely explained a five (5) year forecast of the four (4)
highest expenditures. Did not submit or incompletely included
in the analysis whether the costs should be approved or not
approved. Did not submit or incompletely justified the
reasoning with examples.
Partially prepared and partially explained a five (5) year
forecast of the four (4) highest expenditures. Partially included
in the analysis whether the costs should be approved or not
approved. Partially justified the reasoning with examples.
Satisfactorily prepared and satisfactorily explained a five (5)
year forecast of the four (4) highest expenditures. Satisfactorily
included in the analysis whether the costs should be approved or
not approved. Satisfactorily justified the reasoning with
examples.
Thoroughly prepared and thoroughly explained a five (5) year
forecast of the four (4) highest expenditures. Thoroughly
included in the analysis whether the costs should be approved or
not approved. Thoroughly justified the reasoning with
examples.
4. Compare two (2) options for predicting the cost of needed
repairs to the current building that houses the selected agency.

5. Provide a rationale for recommending one of the two options.
Include the figures to support the rationale. (Title this section
Capital Budget.)
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely compared two (2) options for
predicting the cost of needed repairs to the current building that
houses the selected agency. Did not submit or incompletely
provided a rationale for recommending one of the two options.
Did not submit or incompletely included the figures to
support the rationale.
Partially compared two (2) options for predicting the cost of
needed repairs to the current building that houses the selected
agency. Partially provided a rationale for recommending one of
the two options. Partially included the figures to support the
rationale.
Satisfactorily compared two (2) options for predicting the cost
of needed repairs to the current building that houses the
selected agency. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for
recommending one of the two options. Satisfactorily included
the figures to support the rationale.
Thoroughly compared two (2) options for predicting the cost of
needed repairs to the current building that houses the selected
agency.Thoroughly provided a rationale for recommending one
of the two options. Thoroughly included the figures to support
the rationale.
5. Provide names and URLs of the Websites for the state’s
budget(s) analyzed and any other government Websites used to
support the assignment’s criteria.
Weight: 5%
No references provided
Does not meet the required number of references; some or all
references poor quality choices.
Meets number of required references; all references high quality
choices.
Exceeds number of required references; all references high

6. quality choices.
6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements
Weight: 10%
More than 6 errors present
5-6 errors present
3-4 errors present
0-2 errors present