budgeted cash flow statment Flashcards
Budgeting
The pricess if oredicting / estimating the financial consequencesof future events
Uses if BCFS: planning
allos managment to plan their desires outcomes by setting goals + put specific actions into place to ensure these goals are met + allos managmet to prepare in advance for an expectedd increase or decrease in cash
Uses of BCFS: control
It provies a framwork for the budgeted period setting targets against which to work / allos goas to be monitored + allows for variance reports to be drawn up at the end of the period to hold accountable
Uses for BCFS: decision making
Comparing budgeted reports against actual reports allows for comparisons against set benchmarks and for problem areas to be identified and addressed in the next budgeting process.