Our Briefcase Books series has proven to be one of McGraw-Hill's most successful series, with 18 titles currently or soon to be in print and tens of thousands of copies sold. In addition, the books have been well received internationally. Rights have also been sold for seven languages: Chinese (both forms), Dutch, German, Korean, Spanish, and Portuguese. Budgeting for Managers provides a practical, easy-to-read overview of the budgeting process in any type of organization. It will help readers understand the purposes of a budget, how to collect information to create an accurate and useful budget, the relation between a budget and a business plane, and different types of budgets for different functional areas within an organization. Briefcase Books are always rich in practical techniques and examples. This book will help readers - Understand basic financial concepts and their use in creating a budget - Learn about a budgeting calendar - Learn how to gather accurate figures for a budget - How to forecast sales and expenses - How to use the budget to judge performance Briefcase Books feature a user-friendly, sidebar-rich format, which is designed to be easily read and digested for people at all levels of the organizational hierarchy. Books in the series feature short, informally written chapters, bulleted lists, self-examinations, and seven types of sidebars, and chapter-ending checklists of important points.