BUDGETARY CONTROL DEFINITION BUDGET: A budget is a monetary and/or quantitative expression of business plans and policies‚ prepared in advance‚ to be pursued in the future period of time. According to Certified Institute of Management Accountants‚ Budget is defined as “A budget is a financial and/or quantitative statement prepared prior to a defined period of time‚ of the policy to be pursued during that period for the purpose of attaining the objective”. Budget is a systematic plan for utilisation
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disadvantages of budgeting as a system of organisational control. A budget is a short-term financial plan of income and expenses expected over a certain period of time (usually one year) used to achieve a businesses objective. Budgeting can be useful for exercising control over a business because of its nature as a representation of a plan. Control is generally viewed as making events conform to a plan. As a budget is represented as a plan‚ allowing events to conform to it seems to be an obvious
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In more than one way‚ the film release of the Steven Spielberg-Tom Cruise movie ’Minority Report’ could not have been better planned than what is based on a Philip K. Dick book of the same name. Compared to the Book‚ movie is more detailed‚ imaginative‚ creative and original. And on the other side the original book‚ that is serviceable but unpolished‚ it’s also a little clunky and short. The film renders a much more detailed view of a near-term future world than that present in the original book
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The budgeting process and the end product‚ the budget‚ comprise two essential elements of multinational management: planning and control. Planning is the primary function of the budgeting process and the result‚ the budget‚ provides the basis for subsequent monitoring and control of activities. For a multinational firm‚ with geographically dispersed subsidiaries to coordinate and control‚ an ineffective planning and control system can be disastrous. For the typical multinational firm‚ the budgeting
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Management Accountants 26 Chapter Street London SW1P 4NP United Kingdom T. +44 (0)20 8849 2259 F. +44 (0)20 8849 2468 E. tis@cimaglobal.com www.cimaglobal.com 2 Topic Gateway Series Budgeting Budgeting Definition and concept A budget is: ’A quantitative expression of a plan for a defined period of time. It may include planned sales volumes and revenues‚ resource quantities‚ costs and expenses‚ assets‚ liabilities and cash flows.’ CIMA Official Terminology‚ 2005 Budgeting
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Block 3: Block 3 - Section 3 1. Clarify the concept of feedback on decision making? The idea of ’feedback’ emerged from the area of systems thinking & it useful way to consider both the role of information in decision-making & performance of an information system. • The role of decision maker is to gather information on the situation of interest & use it to compare the actual situation with what it desired as defined by the decision maker’s goals. • Feedback loop: Feed
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BUDGETING IN CO OPERATIVES A budget is a statement about the allocation of money (income and expenditure) according to a set of priorities or a plan over a period of time. The advantages of having a budget and budgeting system are as follows: ♣ It ensures the plans and ultimately the objectives of the co-operative are realized; ♣ It provides a means to control expenditure and ensure corrective measures are in place if over-expenditure has occurred or is happening; ♣ It assists
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TOWN OF BELLINGTON Exhibit 1. Performance Report –Snow Removal Department October-December Static Budgeta. Flexible Budgetb. Actualc. Difference between a.c. Difference between b.cSnow days 10 12 12 (2) 0 Cubic miles of snow 1250 1500 1500 (250) 0 Costs Drivers $18‚000 $21‚600 $24‚675 (6‚675) (3075) Supplies 1‚125 1‚350 1‚875 (750) (525) Fuel 1‚750 2‚100 2‚500 (750) (400) Maintenance 1‚375 1‚650 2‚200 (825) (550) Supervisor’s salary 15‚000 18‚000 18‚000 (3‚000) 0 Allocated
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cards Term A budget can be a means of communicating a company ’s objectives to external parties. (T/F) | | Definition False | | | Term A benefit of budgeting is that it provides objectives for evaluating performance (T/F) | | Definition True | | | Term A budget can be used as a basis for evaluating performance (T/F) | | Definition True | | | Term A well-developed budget can operate and enforce itself. (T/F) | | Definition False | | | Term The budget itself and the
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point per question (10 points) 1. A master budget is a compilation of forecasts for the coming year or operating cycle made by various departments or functions within an organization. What is the most basic forecast made in a master budget? a. Sales forecast b. Production forecast c. Labor forecast d. Materials forecast 2. Financial budgets include a. pro forma statements‚ a sales budget‚ and a cost of goods manufactured budget. b. a budgeted income statement and budgeted
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