Chapter 3 - Recordkeeping

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3-1
Computing Your
Average Monthly Expenditures
Recordkeeping is an essential task if you want to manage your money properly. By keeping
track of your monthly expenditures (items you spend money on), you can determine whether
the amount of money you are earning is enough to live on. You should enter your expenses on
a budget sheet. This will help you keep track of your expenditures so you can total them up at
the end of the month.
Average Monthly Expenditure Sum of Monthly Expenditures
Number of Months
Example
Find the average monthly expenditure.
Jim Miller had the following monthly expenses:
September: $1,540 October: $1,899 November: $1,756 December: $2,244
What is his average monthly expenditure for the 4-month period?
1. Sum of Monthly Expenditures $1,540 $1,899 $1,756 $2,244 $7,439
2. $7,439 4 $1,859.75 average monthly expenditure
Practice
Find the average monthly expenditure.
1. January: $898; February: $972; March: $1,049.
2. April: $2,165; May: $2,531; June: $1,896; July: $2,354.
3. August: $1,742.88; September: $1,596.77; October: $1,694.63; November: $1,963.04;
December: $2,317.48.
Jennifer Donaldson has the following monthly expenditures:
Expense Monthly Expenditure Expense Monthly Expenditure
Rent Apartment $625 Groceries $265
Utilities 318 Entertainment 150
Transportation 455 Misc. Expenses 177
4. What is her total monthly expenditure?

5. What annual salary does she need to earn to meet her living expenses?
6. Standardized Test Practice Last quarter, Jamal Williams had the following monthly
expenditures: January: $1,875; February: $1,643; March: $2,173. His expenses for April were
1.5 times his expenses for February. His expenses for May equal his average monthly
expenditures for January through March. What is Williams’ average monthly expenditure for
April through May?
A. $1,897.00 B. $2,464.50 C. $2,180.75 D. $2,010.50
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3-2 Preparing a Budget Sheet

If you’ve been keeping careful track of your expenditures, you should be able to prepare a budget
sheet. Your budget sheet should include: your living expenses, which vary from month to month
(such as food and utilities); your fixed expenses, which remain the same every month (such as
rent and car payments); and your annual expenses, which you only pay once a year (such as
insurance premiums and property taxes).
Total Monthly Monthly Monthly Share
Monthly Living Fixed of Annual
Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses
Example
Find the total monthly expenses.
The O’Neils’ budget sheet shows the following expenditures:
Groceries $290 Car Payment $ 550
Entertainment 85 Insurance (per year) 387
Utilities 215 Property Tax (per year) 3,000
Rent 900
What is the total of their monthly expenses?

1. Monthly Living Expenses $290 $85 $215 $590
2. Monthly Fixed Expenses $900 $550 $1,450
3. Monthly Share of Annual Expenses ($387 $3,000) 12 $3,387.00 12 $282.25
4. Total Monthly Expenses $590.00 $1,450.00 $282.25 $2,322.25
Practice
Find the total monthly expenses.
1. Living: $675; fixed: $940; share of annual: $335.
2. Living: $795.64; fixed: $1,240.00; share of annual: $327.85
3. Monthly living: $820; fixed: $975; total annual: $3,000
4. Monthly living: $946.55; fixed: $789.25; total annual: $3,267.00
5. Standardized Test Practice Lucille Richards earns $1,250.00 semimonthly and has the
following expenses—monthly living expenses: $837.50; fixed monthly expenses: $925.00;
annual expenses: $4,200.00. How much can she afford to spend each month on
entertainment?
A. $0.00 B. $387.50 C. $595.83 D. $1,187.50
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3-3 Using a Budget

Now that you know how to prepare a budget sheet, you can use it to plan your future spending.
First, prepare an expense summary comparing the amount you actually spend to the amount you
have in your budget. Next, factor in money for an emergency fund to allow for any unpredictable
expenses that might arise.
Example
Compare amount budgeted to actual expenditures.
Gigi Mariano prepared a budget, allowing herself $240.00 for groceries. Last month she actually
spent $251.89. How much more or less did she spend on groceries than she budgeted?
1. Is the amount she spent more or less than the amount she budgeted?
$251.89 $240.00 so she spent more than she budgeted.
2. How much more did she spend?
$251.89 $240.00 $11.89 more
Practice
Find how much more or less is spent than the budgeted amount.
1. Budgeted: $596; spent: $542.
2. Budgeted: $645; spent: $667.
3. Budgeted: $1,250.75; spent: $1,272.98
4. Budgeted: $972.50; spent: $970.85.
The Donaldsons prepared the following expense summary for the month of August:
Expense Monthly Expenditure Amount Spent
Utilities $185.00 $177.50
Transportation 300.00 312.00
Groceries 350.00 352.99
Entertainment 100.00 95.50
Misc. Expenses 75.00 67.95
5. Which expenses were more than the Donaldsons budgeted for?

6. Which expenses were less than they budgeted for?
7. Were their total monthly expenses more or less than they budgeted for and by how much?
8. Standardized Test Practice Kelly Krantz saved $250.00 to buy clothes and supplies for the
new school year. She went to the mall and bought the following items: 3 pair of jeans that
cost $35.00 each; 5 shirts that cost $15.50 each; new shoes for $48.00; 6 notebooks at a cost
of $1.50 each; and a pack of pens for $2.75. How much more or less than she budgeted did
she actually spend?
A. $7.75 less B. $7.75 more C. $147.25 more D. $147.25 less
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CHAPTER REVIEW
3 Chapter Review
Budgeting Your Way to an “A.”
Your psychology class has been given an assignment. You are teamed up with another student
and each of you randomly draws an occupation with a corresponding salary. You have picked
“Teacher,” with a salary of $41,000. Your partner has chosen “Accountant,” with a salary of
$48,000. You are required to establish a combined budget summary. You will be graded on
how realistic your summary is and whether or not you can adapt to unforeseen changes.
A first stab at the project produces the following budget summary:

Mortgage $985/month Property Taxes $3,200/year
Utilities 265/month Entertainment 250/month
Car Payments 725/month Insurance Premiums 4,000/year
Groceries 320/month Misc. Expenses 500/month
1. Which of the items are fixed monthly expenses?

2. Which of the items are variable living expenses?
3. Which of the items are annual expenses?
4. Which of the items is mostly likely to be used as an emergency fund?
5. What is your monthly budget for the year?
6. Your partner wants to spend more on entertainment. Assuming you would like to invest
$2,500 each month, how much more can you afford to spend each month on entertainment?
7. Assume your partner has lost his or her job. You cut your entertainment expenses back to the
original amount and stop investing the $2,500. By what total monthly amount will you have
to adjust your budget to live on your salary alone?
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4. What is her total monthly expenditure?

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What is the total of their monthly expenses?

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5. Which expenses were more than the Donaldsons budgeted for?

Expense Monthly Expenditure Expense Monthly Expenditure

1. Which of the items are fixed monthly expenses?

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