7.11: Capital Expenditure Budget
A capital expenditure budget is a list of fixed assets that a company plans to acquire over a future period of time. These assets may be purchased to replace existing assets that are aging or outdated, or they may be additionalresources necessary to meet growing demand. Amounts for these expenditures are usually determined by looking at current costs and factoring in potential pricing adjustments in the future.
A sample capital expenditures budget follows.
|
Asset |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
\(\ \quad \quad\)Machinery – Cutting Department |
$12,000 |
$18,000 |
$24,000 |
$31,000 |
|
|
\(\ \quad \quad\)Machinery – Assembly Department |
57,000 |
43,000 |
18,000 |
15,000 |
|
|
\(\ \quad \quad\)Delivery vehicle |
35,000 |
42,000 |
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|
\(\ \quad \quad\)Office equipment |
21,000 |
4,000 |
7,000 |
1,000 |
3,000 |
|
Total |
$90,000 |
$100,000 |
$25,000 |
$67,000 |
$49,000 |
Budgets provide a financial roadmap for executing the plans management has developed. Keep in mind that they are projections of what will take place in the future rather than reports of past performance. They can be compared to evaluate actual performance once it can be measured. That assessment often leads to discovering strengths and weaknesses that can be considered when making subsequent plans going forward.