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Budget Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Zero-based budget | a type of budgeting which requires each cost element to be specifically justified. At the end, the budget allowance is zero |
| Fixed Expenses | expenses that stay the same over time |
| Variable Expenses | costs are costs that change as the quantity of the good or service that a business produces changes |
| Income | The flow of cash or cash-equivalents received from work (wage or salary), capital (interest or profit), or land (rent) |
| Need | things that are needed for survival |
| Want | a desire that is not required |
| Disposable Income | Gross income of an individual or firm from which direct taxes have been deducted along with other expenses |
| Financial Plan | Budget or investment strategy that helps an individual take the necessary steps to achieve his/her financial goals |
| Assets | Something valuable that an entity owns, benefits from, or has use of, in generating income |
| Liabilities | a thing for which someone is responsible, especially a debt or financial obligation |
| Net Worth | the value of all the non-financial and financial assets owned by an institutional unit or sector minus the value of all its outstanding liabilities |
| Capital | Wealth in the form of money or assets, taken as a sign of the financial strength of an individual, organization, or nation, and assumed to be available for development or investment |
| Surplus | Extent to which generation of goods, services, and resources (such as capital) exceeds their consumption |
| Budget | An estimate of costs, revenues, and resources over a specified period, reflecting a reading of future financial conditions and goals |