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operating budget

Definition

Detailed projection of all estimated income and expenses based on forecasted sales revenue during a given period (usually one year). It generally consists of several sub-budgets, most important one being the sales budget which is prepared first. Since an operating budget is a short term budget, capital outlays are excluded because they are long-term costs.

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