Chapter 8 - Master Budgeting Flashcards
What is a detailed quantitative plan for acquiring and using financial and other resources over a specified forthcoming time period?
A budget
What is the act of preparing a budget?
Budgeting
What is the use of budgets to control an organization’s activities?
Budgetary control
What involves developing objectives and preparing various budgets to achieve those objectives?
Planning
What involves the steps taken by management to increase the likelihood that the objectives set down while planning are attained and that all parts of the organization are working together toward that goal?
Control
List 5 advantages of budgeting
- Define goals and objectives
- Think about and plan for the future
- Means of allocating resources
- Coordinate activities
- Communicate plans
Which items should managers be held responsible for?
Only the items that they can significantly control
Fill in the Blanks:
Responsibility accounting enables organizations to _________ to deviations from their plans and to ____ from feedback.
- React quickly
2. Learn
What is a 12-month budget that rolls forward one quarter as the current quarter is completed?
A continuous budget
What is a budget that is prepared with the full cooperation and participation of managers at all levels?
A self-imposed budget
What are the 4 advantages of a self-imposed budget?
- Individuals from all levels are seen as members of the team
- It’s more accurate
- Motivation is higher
- It gets rid of the unrealistic claim
What is based on various estimates and assumptions?
A master budget
What is the layout of the sales budget?
Budgeted unit sales
Selling price per unit
Total budgeted sales
What is the formula to find the total budgeted sales?
Budgeted unit sales x selling price per unit
What is the production budget expressed in?
Units
What is the layout of the production budget?
Total Budgeted Sales Add: Desired Ending Finished Goods Inventory Total Needs Less: Beginning Finished Goods Inventory Required Production
What is the formula to find the desired ending finished goods inventory?
Next quarters budgeted sales in units x desired ending inventory %
What is the beginning finished goods inventory equal to?
The previous quarters desired ending finished goods inventory
What is the year’s desired ending finished goods inventory equal to?
The last quarters desired ending finished goods inventory
What is the year’s beginning finished goods inventory equal to?
The first quarters beginning finished goods inventory
What is the layout of the direct labor budget?
Required production Direct labor time per unit Labor hours required Hourly wage rate Total direct labor cost
What is the formula to find the labor hours required?
Required production x direct labor time per unit
What is the formula to find the total direct labor cost?
Labor hours required x hourly wage rate
What is the layout of the manufacturing overhead budget?
Labor Hours Required Variable Manufacturing Overhead Rate Variable Manufacturing Overhead Fixed Manufacturing Overhead Total Manufacturing Overhead Less: Depreciation Cash disbursement of manufacturing overhead