In 2012, Barney and Co. saw a decrease in sales of 20%. The company had also recently purchased equipment to increase productivity, but has incurred the additional expense of paying back the loan for equipment. The loan makes up for 5% of the company's total expenditures for the period (1 year).
please provide the following:
potential budgeting solutions in response to a decrease in sales (Use specific budget types to address this question).
how the company plans to accommodate for the decrease in sales. Create a budgeting plan for 2014.
give at least one suggestion for maximizing the budget in response to the equipment purchase.