Question

Write budget requests and justifications for each of the following program conditions. Start your request by categorizing each request as (1) new service, (2) othercontinuing, (3) workload change, (4) change in service level, (5) price change, (6) fullfinancing, or (7) methods improvement. The program conditions are as follows:a. The agency sends about 275,000 pieces of mail each year. The postal rate hasincreased by 2 cents per ounce.b. The division travel appropriation has been $15,000 per year short of actualexpenditure for the last three years, after internal transfers of funds.c. Fifteen account examiners process 115,000 assistance files per year. Clientgrowth estimates indicate that, in the next budget biennium, files willincrease to 125,000 in the first year and 130,000 in the second year. (Accountexaminers’ salaries are $3,775 per month plus fringe benefits of 25 percent.)d. The city council appropriated $18,000 for a program to track down those notpaying traffic fines. The program began in the second quarter of the fiscal yearand has produced fine revenue far greater than its cost. The legal affairs division wants to continue the program throughout the entire new fiscal year.e. The division wants to replace the computer workstations for five administrative assistants. Each workstation includes a personal computer, laser printer,and standard office workstation software.

Answer 1

Solution:

Budget requests and justifications

Budget request	New	Statements
New services	Because it intiated in Middle of the year	The city chamber appropriated $18,000 for a program to thump down those not paying activity fines.
Other continuing:	-	-
Workload change	Presently a similar specialist would get to more fines. Along these lines, change in the remaining task at hand.	Customer development gauges shows that in the following spending premium, fines will increment to 125,000 in the primary year and 130,000 in the second year.
Change in service level	Because computer workstations have been changed to new services	The division need to trade the PC workstations for five clerical specialists
Price change	It is costlier to send mails now.	The postal rates has expanded by 2 pennies for each ounce for 275,000 bit of mail every year