The Financial Impact Of Budget Plans
The only difference between a customer who participates in budget billing and one who doesn't is that budget billing customer have bill segments where payoff amount differs from current amount. Why? Because the payoff amount is the actual amount of the bill. The current amount is the amount the customer is expected to pay (i.e., their budget amount).
Let's run through an example of a customer on a budget to illustrate a service agreement where these two balances are not the same. The values in the payoff balance and current balance columns reflect the amount due after the financial transaction has been applied:
|
Date |
Financial Transaction |
Payoff Balance |
Current Balance |
|
1-Jan-99 |
Bill: $125, Budget $150 |
125 |
150 |
|
15-Jan-99 |
Payment: $150 |
-25 |
0 |
|
2-Feb-99 |
Bill: $175, Budget $150 |
150 |
150 |
|
14-Feb-99 |
Payment: $150 |
0 |
0 |
|
3-Mar-99 |
Bill: $200, Budget $150 |
200 |
150 |
|
15-Mar-99 |
Payment: $150 |
50 |
0 |
For more information about current and payoff amounts, refer to Current Balance versus Payoff Balance.