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AC11115
Budgetary Control and Planning
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Budget | Quantitative expression of a proposed plan of action by management for a future time period and an aid to the coordination and implementation of the plan |
| Advantages of Budgeting | 1. Enhanced Managerial Perspective 2. Improves Coordination and Provides warning of internal problems 3. Motivates Individuals 4. Framework for Control |
| Authoritarian Approach | Budgeting and decision making done by a few people concentrated in the highest level of management |
| Participatory Approach | A method in which roles and responsibilities are spread out throughout the organisation |
| Objectives of Budgeting | 1. Force Planning 2. Communication of Objectives 3. Co-ordination of efforts 4. Delegation and Responsibility 5. Control of Performance 6. Motivate |
| Master Budget | Comprehensive expression of management's operating and financial plans for the future period |
| Operating Decisions are based on... | Scarce Resources |
| Financing Decisions are based on... | How to obtain the funds to acquire those scare resources |
| Sales Budget | The starting point in preparing the Master budget, detailed schedule showing expected sales for the next period in units and euros |
| Manufacturing Overhead Budget | Provides schedule of all costs other than direct and material labour |
| Cash Budget is made up of what? | 1. Receipts Section 2. Disbursements Section 3. Cash excess 4. Financing Section |
| Controllable Cost | Any cost that is mainly subject to the influence of a given responsibility centre manager at any given time |
| Problems in Budgeting | 1. Can be seen as pressure devices 2. Can cause conflict 3. Difficult to get personal and corporate goals at same time 4. Waste of money may arise |