Financial Modelling CHAPTER 3: BUDGETING The difference between a forecast and a budget A business forecast is an estimate of the likely position of a business in the future‚ based on past or present conditions. However‚ a budget is a statement of planned future results which are expected to follow from actions taken by management to change the present circumstances. Budgets as tools for planning and control Planning Managers are responsible for planning and controlling a business for the benefit
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Financial statements are the basic statements that summarize the financial activities of a business and are prepared by businesses to indicate the financial steadiness of the business to investors‚ creditors‚ and other external entities (McGraw-Hill Higher Education‚ 2009). The income statement is a representation of the revenues and expenses for a specific period of time in a business. Its purpose is to detail the revenues‚ expenses‚ and net income or loss. A net income is the result of revenues
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following discussion‚ I will examine how senior management in general and MBA graduates in particular can use the field of Managerial Accounting to make decisions/plan and control employees in order to maximise Profits. For clarity throughout this essay‚ senior managers and MBA graduates should be considered as one in the same. Managerial Accounting Defined Managerial Accounting is the process of using information systems to provide data to senior managers who then use this data for decision-making/planning
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CHAPTER 1. DECISION MAKING AND THE ROLE OF ACCOUNTING. ACCOUNTING: The process of identifying‚ measuring‚ recording and communicating economic information to permit informed judgment and economic decisions by users of the information. THE NATURE OF ACCOUNTING: Accounting is a services activity (to business‚ government‚ charities‚ clubs and families). Its function is to provide and interpret financial information that is intended to be useful in making economic decisions. IDENTIFICATION:
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MODULE - 2 Trial Balance and Computers Computer and Computerised Accounting System Notes 12 COMPUTER AND COMPUTERISED ACCOUNTING SYSTEM With the expansion of business the number of transactions increased. The manual method of keeping and maintaining records was found to be unmanageable. With the introducton of computers in business‚ the manual method of accounting is being gradually replaced. And finally‚ the database technology has revolutionised the accounts department of the business. organisations
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of 2‚000 hours of welding time are avail-able annually on the machine. Since each drum requires 0.8 hours of welding time‚ annual production is limited to 2‚500 drums. At present‚ the welding machine is used exclusively to make the XSX drums. The accounting department has provided the following financial data concerning the XSX drums: Management believes 3‚000 XSX drums could be sold each year if the company had sufficient manufacturing capacity. As an alternative to adding another welding machine
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Cost Accounting Role Cost accounting is valuable to an organization if it significantly improves the decision making process within the organization by providing accurate and timely input regarding the cost behavior in organizations. Generally based on standard accounting practices‚ cost accounting is one of the tools that managers utilize to determine what type and how much expenses is involved with maintaining the current business model. At the same time‚ the principles of cost accounting
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No. 2 (December 2011)‚ pp. 207-214 Beyond Budgeting: The Way Forward? Michael Goode M.Sc Accounting and Financial Management Programme University of Hertfordshire Hatfield AL10 9AB‚ UK Email: m.goode@herts.ac.uk Ali Malik‚ PhD Senior Lecturer and Programme Tutor University of Hertfordshire Hatfield AL10 9AB‚ UK Email: m.a.1.malik@herts.ac.uk Abstract Beyond Budgeting has been proposed as an influential idea that will reinvigorate management accounting contribution in business operation and performance
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Motivation Motivation can be defined as the extent to which persistent effort is directed toward a goal ( Campbell‚ Dunnette‚ Lawler &Weick ). Effort: The first aspect of motivation refers to the amount of effort being applied to the job. This effort must be defined in relation to its appropriateness to the objectives being pursued. One may‚ for example‚ apply tremendous effort to inappropriate tasks that do not contribute to the achievement of the stated goals. Persistence: The second
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