Low-budget film

Join the ranks of horror legends John Carpenter, George Romero, Eli Roth, and David Cronenberg who all got their start by writing, directing, and producing low budget horror movies. Low budget horror movies are some of the most sought after scripts in Hollywood. These types of films have a built in fan base and are generally considered to be a low risk investment compared to high concept action movies or dramatic period pieces. Think about movies like Paranormal Activity or The Blair Witch Project. Paranormal Activity cost a mere $15,000 to make but raked in over $193 million dollars in profit worldwide. The Blair Witch Project cost a total of $60,000 to make and made $248 million dollars in profit worldwide. This type of net profit generally…

is authorization, this makes managers accountable for their actions/spending and helps prevent fraud in an organisation (Atrill, McLaney, 2011). For an organisation it is important to make the right choice between a centralised control of the budget, where the organisations overall aspirations are at the heart of any decision making, or to delegate the responsibility to subordinates who will have a better understanding of their local environment. Usually a mixture of centralised and delegated…

The U.S. Census Bureau attempted to employ a Field Data Collection Automation (FDCA) program to expedite the collection of information. The FDCA project is important to the Census Bureau for many reasons. The first reason is the reduction of costs associated with the collection of information. Going door to door with paper forms is costly. The actual forms that are used cost the government mass amounts of money to produce. These forms are then peddled door to door by people who are paid wages…

The operating budget provides financial information regarding anticipating revenue and anticipated expenses. These revenues and expenses reflect the anticipated revenue and expenses for the next year of the company’s operations and shows the companies working budget. It generally shows several different budgets as well. The operating budget is an estimation of all the income and expenses that are forecasted for the company that show as revenue. The operating budget is considered to be a…

Budget limitations are an issue that every department, regardless of size, must operate within. Larger departments by necessity have larger budgets but this does not always mean that they are more successful in completing their goals. The larger a budget the more patrol officers the department can put on the road. Each officer on the road must be paid their salary, trained properly, provided a vehicle capable of accomplishing their tasks, and provided the tools and equipment needed for their…

kinds of business budgets. There are three kinds of business budgets. They are start-up budget, cash budget, and operating budget. A start-up budget is used to plan income and expenses from the beginning of a new business or a major business expansion until it becomes profitable. A cash budget is used to estimate the amount of money expected to be received and paid out over a specific amount of time. Finally, an operating budget is used for the day-to-day operations of the business. All of…

Introduction The Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation (DESC http://www.descmiworks.com/) is a workforce solution group for the city of Detroit which stems from Michigan Works!. This organization aids employers in the City of Detroit, with finding potential employees and job seekers to hire. DESC receives its funding from the federal government. Funds received from the federal government can only be used for programs and initiatives that are outlined by the Office of Management and Budget.…

The performance of governors highly depends on the budgetary process. As a matter of fact, the budget is an important policy document that affects the development of a state and lives of ordinary citizens in an important way. The budget is supposed to show how the states intend to spend and raise revenue for the various expenses. As the chief executive of the state government, the governor oversees the development of the budget by state officers. The process of approving the budget proposal…

Budgeting is a very important skill to have in today’s society. It allows people to organize spending plans to prevent bankruptcy. Budgeting is also used in government. Anywhere from local to federal government, people can see the effects of budgeting. Many times, budgets are cut or reduced from certain programs because the presiding government officials feel that the money should be diverted elsewhere. Because of a lack in budgeting skills, state officials remove money from the education…

(TCO F) Answer completely all of the following questions: Why do state and local governments go into debt? What is a municipal bond? How does a municipal bond differ from a corporate bond? What is Net Interest Cost (NIC) and how does it differ from True Interest Cost (TIC)? What role does TIC play in governmental capital project financing? 5. (TCO E) What is the purpose of a tax system? One of the basic criteria that is considered when a tax system is evaluated is the equity standard.…