Media Forecast For 2005 This worksheet helps you plan the monthly advertising amount your firm will use over the next year. It also compares each month's actual expenditures to the forecast established at the beginning of the year. RADIO Forecast $30,000 $20,000 $20,000 $30,000 $20,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $20,000 $30,000 $20,000 $20,000 $300,000 MAGAZINE Forecast $50,000 $40,000 $40,000 $50,000 $40,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $40,000 $50,000 $40,000 $40,000 $540,000 NEWSPAPER Forecast $30,000 $20,000 $20,000 $30,000 $20,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $20,000 $30,000 $20,000 $20,000 $300,000 DIRECT MAIL Forecast $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $180,000 BILLBOARD Forecast $25,000 $30,000 $30,000 $25,000 $30,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $30,000 $25,000 $30,000 $30,000 $330,000 TOTAL Forecast $150,000 $125,000 $125,000 $150,000 $125,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $125,000 $150,000 $125,000 $125,000 $1,650,000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Actual $40,000 $20,000 $20,000 $40,000 $20,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $20,000 $40,000 $20,000 $20,000 $360,000 Actual $40,000 $30,000 $30,000 $40,000 $30,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $30,000 $40,000 $30,000 $30,000 $420,000 Actual $40,000 $20,000 $20,000 $40,000 $20,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $20,000 $40,000 $20,000 $20,000 $360,000 Actual $16,000 $13,000 $13,000 $16,000 $13,000 $16,000 $16,000 $16,000 $13,000 $16,000 $13,000 $13,000 $174,000 Actual $30,000 $20,000 $20,000 $30,000 $20,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $20,000 $30,000 $20,000 $20,000 $300,000 Actual $166,000 $103,000 $103,000 $166,000 $103,000 $166,000 $166,000 $166,000 $103,000 $166,000 $103,000 $103,000 $1,614,000 © Copyright, 2003, Jaxworks, All Rights Reserved. Since 1996, JaxWorks has offered a suite of Free Excel workbooks and spreadsheets, and ass documents, that cover a number of financial, accounting and sales functions. These are invalua Also included Free are: - business plan tools, including spreadsheets and excellent instructions - Excel functions glossary and guide; - free training courses for most Microsoft Office applications. These guides are in PDF format and rival commercial books! - comprehensive list of acronyms, ratios and formulas in customer financial analysis, and financial terms; - suite of online calculators, including, breakeven analysis, productivity analysis, business evaluation; - Altman Z-Score (covering publicly and privately held firms, and small businesses); - and payroll analysis. If you are involved in financial analysis at any level, or want to learn more about MS Excel and suite this site is invaluable. JaxWorks Small Business Spreadsheet Factory spreadsheets, and associated MS Word, PDF and HTML ons. These are invaluable small business tools. uides are in about MS Excel and other applications in the Office sheet Factory