CASH BUDGETING AS A BASIS FOR DECISION MAKING. (A CASE STUDY OF AGUATA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA).

ABSTRACT The research project was on cash budgeting as a basis for decision making (A case study of Aguata Local Government Area). The whole work has been divided into five chapters. Chapter one, Introduces the project Chapter two, talks on literature review Chapter three takes care of the methodology Chapter four is about data analysis and  Chapter five is about summary, conclusion and recommendation. In carrying out this project the researcher applied two pronged approaches to sounding of data. The two approaches were the primary and secondary source of data collection. In case of the primary approach researcher developed a list of questionnaire which she distributed to respondents.  The second data collection utilized library research, textbooks, journals and unpublished lecturers.  The questionnaire is attached as an appendix on the end of the work. The data were analysed in form of hypothesis by using chi-square form of analysis the researcher found out that some project were started and abandoned half way while some other establishments adhere strictly to their cash budgets. In her conclusion, the researcher said that cash budgeting is an important management tool both in public and private sectors. Finally, the researcher recommended that orientations programme should be organised for new staff, that modern accounting equipments should be bought and put in use, that monthly cash budget should be introduced to take care of fluctuations in the economy and that management should install effective financial rewards as motivation towards meeting the organisations budget objectives.
TABLE OF CONTENTTITLE PAGEAPPROVAL PAGE DEDICATIONACKNOWLEDGEMENTABSTRACTTABLE OF CONTENT 
CHAPTER ONE1.1INTRODUCTION`1.2STATEMENT OF PROBLEM1.3PURPOSE OF STUDY1.4SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY 1.5SCOPE AND LIMITATION1.6FORMATION OF HYPOTHESIS1.7DEFINITION OF TERMSBRIEF HISTORY OF AGUATA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAREFERENCE CHAPTER TWO
2.1REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE2.2BUDGETING AS A DECISION-MAKING TOOL2.3BENEFITS/ADVANTAGES OF CASH BUDGETING 2.4PREPARATION OF CASH BUDGET2.5FUNCTIONS OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE2.6STAGES OF CASH BUDGET PREPARATION2.7GUIDELINE FOR CASH BUDGET PREPARATION2.8OBJECTIVE OF CASH BUDGETING2.9ESSENTIAL OF BUDGETINGREFERENCECHAPTER THREE
3.1RESEARCH DESIGN 3.2SAMPLE SIZE3.3METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION3.4METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS TOOL3.5DECISION RULE CHI-SQUAREREFERENCE
CHAPTER FOUR4.1PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA 
CHAPTER FIVE5.1SUMMARY5.2FINDING 5.3RECOMMENDATION5.4CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHYQUESTIONNAIRE