Chapter 6. Forecasting Financial Needs

  1. Daniel W. Halpin1,
  2. Bolivar A. Senior2

Published Online: 25 AUG 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9780470548813.ch6

Book Title

Financial Management and Accounting Fundamentals for Construction

Financial Management and Accounting Fundamentals for Construction

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How to Cite

Halpin, D. W. and Senior, B. A. (2009) Forecasting Financial Needs, in Financial Management and Accounting Fundamentals for Construction, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470548813.ch6

Author Information

  1. 1

    Purdue University

  2. 2

    Colorado State University

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 25 AUG 2009
  2. Published Print: 2 SEP 2009

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470182710

Online ISBN: 9780470548813

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Keywords:

  • cash flow;
  • retainage;
  • calculation;
  • cash farming;
  • planning

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Importance of Cash Management

  • Understanding Cash Flow

  • Retainage

  • Project Cost, Value, and Cash Profiles

  • Cash Flow Calculation - A Simple Example

  • Peak Financial Requirements

  • Getting Help from the Owner

  • Optimizing Cash Flow

  • Project Cash Flow Estimates

  • Using Software for Cash Flow Computations

  • Company-Level Cash Flow Planning

  • Strategic Cash Flow Management: “Cash Farming”

  • Project and General Overhead

  • Fixed Overhead

  • Considerations in Establishing Fixed Overhead

  • Breakeven Analysis

  • Basic Relationships Governing the Breakeven Point

  • Review Questions and Exercises

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