Farm Business & Financial Management
Partial Budget Analysis Worksheet
A worksheet for a partial budget analysis, which looks only at what changes when you try something new. Use it to test adding a crop, buying equipment or dropping an enterprise.
WorksheetFarm Business & Financial ManagementFree PDF
What you fill in
- Change you are considering
- Added income expected
- Costs you would no longer have
- Added costs expected
- Income you would give up
- Total positive effects
- Total negative effects
- Net change in profit
- Decision and reasons
How to use this worksheet
Take the sheet along to the field, shop or office. The blank lines are there so you can write down what you actually see and use.
Where to check the details
This sheet is a general template, so confirm specifics with your own manuals, labels and local rules. For current official guidance, start with eXtension and USDA Economic Research Service.
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