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Financial planning and forecasting Flashcards

Budgeting, cash flow, suggesting improvements to cash flow, sources of business finance

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What is a budget and why do people use them?

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A budget is a financial plan, that tracks revenue and expenditure in a given time period

A business uses a budget to estimate and manage its finances effectively

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What are budgeting aims?

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  • Measuring financial performance
  • Financial management and control
  • Target setting and performance
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What is expenditure budgets?

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any area of the business that incurs a cost

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What is Revenue budgets?

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any area of the business that generates revenue

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Name the types of Expenditure budget.(6)

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  • Capital Expenditure
  • Cash
  • Labour
  • Marketing
  • Overheads
  • Production
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Give the type of budgeting that falls under revenue budgeting.

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Revenue / sales

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What is Budgetary control and why do businesses use it?

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The process of analysing budgets to check performance against the original plan

Ensures there is no overspending or that revenue isn’t under target

Helps the business to identify any issues early

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When do variances occur?

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A variance occurs when there is a difference from the budget

These can be favourable (good) or adverse (bad)

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What is Cash flow?

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Cash flow is the movement of cash in and out of a business

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What is the difference between an ‘inflow’ and an ‘outflow’?

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  • Inflow – money coming in to a business
  • Outflow – money going out of a business
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Name some Cash inflows.(4)

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  • Payments from customers
  • Capital from investors
  • Loan/overdraft from the bank
  • Rental income
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Name some Cash outflows.(6)

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  • Staff wages
  • Materials
  • Rent / mortgage
  • Utilities
  • Interest on loan
  • Taxes
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What happens if a business has a lack of cash?

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Business has a lack of cash ➡️ Business is unable to pay bills / staff ➡️suppliers stop delivering as they have not been paid ➡️Business may be taken to court because they can’t pay creditors ➡️Business becomes insolvent (can no longer pay its debts)

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What is a Cash flow forecast?

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One of the key financial statements used by a business.
It is a prediction of the cash inflows and outflows for a business.

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What is the main risk of a prediction?

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It may change.

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What are some approaches to improving Cash flow?

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  1. Improve Inflows:
    - Increase sales
    - Bring forward payments
    - Sell assets
    - Bank loan or overdraft
  2. Reduce Outflows
    - Decrease payments/expenses
    - Negotiate longer trade credit
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Give the formula for Net Cash Flow.

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Net Cash Flow = Cash inflows – cash outflows

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Give the formula for Closing balance.

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Closing Balance = Opening Balance + Net Cash Flow

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Give the formula for Opening balance.

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Opening Balance = Closing balance from the previous month.

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What is Breakeven?

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Breakeven is the point at which revenue and expenditure are equal

So the business hasn’t made a profit or a loss, it has just made enough money to cover its costs

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What are the two ways to calculate the breakeven point?

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  1. Formula
  2. Chart
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Give the formula for Margin of Safety.

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Margin of Safety = Number of sales – break-even point

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Why would the business need to know their Margin of Safety?

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It shows the business where they are protected from falling sales.

If their breakeven point is 50 items and they predict they will sell 100 items but only sell 75, this is in the ‘safety zone’ so they know they will still make a profit.

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What can Break-even be used for?

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Break-even can be used for ‘what-if’ analysis i.e. what happens to break-even if ‘x’ happens.
This helps inform decision making.

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What happens to the break-even point when prices rise and fall?

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Rise: Break-even goes up
Fall: Break-even goes down

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What happens to the break-even point when Costs rise and fall?

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Rise: Break-even goes down
Fall: Break-even goes up

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Give the advantages of break-even.

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  • Allows businesses to calculate the minimum
    number of sales needed to make a profit
  • Can predict the outcome if variables such as
    cost or price change
  • Provides a target
  • Helps inform decision making
  • An important part of a business plan and can help an entrepreneur secure finance
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Give the disadvantages of break-even.

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  • Based on predicted costs and revenues
  • Ignores any purchasing economies of scale
    that might be gained
  • Only shows how many sales are needed. It
    doesn’t do anything towards achieving them
  • New entrepreneurs will find it difficult to
    accurately predict costs or revenues
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Why do Businesses need finance?

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  • To establish a new business (start up costs)
  • To run the business (running costs)
  • To fund expansion
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Name sources of finance. (8)

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  • Owner’s funds
  • Retained profit
  • Loans
  • Credit cards
  • Government grants
  • Hire purchase/leasing
  • Trade credit
  • Venture capital
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What is Owners’ funds?

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This is how much capital the owner has invested in the business (e.g. from personal savings)

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What are the advantages of Owners’ funds?

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  • Doesn’t have to be paid back
  • No interest to pay
  • Owner has control and may be more
    motivated as it is their own money
  • No lengthy application processes like there
    would be for a bank loan
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What are the disadvantages of Owners’ funds?

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  • May be a limited amount
  • Risk to personal finance (sole
    trader/partnership unlimited liability)
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What is Retained profit?

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This is profit from the year that is kept within a business to help finance future activities

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What are the advantages of Retained profit?

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  • Avoids interest repayments
  • Doesn’t affect the business ownership
  • Internal, therefore no need to repay
  • Instantly available
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What are the disadvantages of Retained profit?

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  • Only an option if sufficient retained profit
    exists within the business
  • May cause dissatisfaction if this is at the
    expense of dividend payments to the owners
    of the business
  • Reducing the security blanket of keeping
    retained profits for unforeseen situations or to
    take advantage of new opportunities.
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What is a Loan?

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A specific amount of money borrowed from a source such as a bank.
Borrowed for a specific amount of time with a set repayment schedule.

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What are the advantages of Loans?

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  • Quick and easy to secure
  • Fixed interest rates allow firms to Budget
  • Improved cash flow
  • The borrower retains ownership of the
    company
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what are the disadvantages of Loans?

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  • Interest must be paid regardless of financial
    performance
  • A business normally provides security known
    as collateral
  • Often more expensive than other forms of
    finance
  • Can be charged a penalty for early payment
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What does Credit cards allow a business to do?

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Credit cards allow a business to receive goods or services now and pay for them at a later date.

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What are the advantages of a business using Credit cards?

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  • Payment can be spread out over a
    period of time.
  • This could be used to fund short-
    term cash flow problems.
  • A new entrepreneur may use a
    credit card to buy stock (e.g., to get
    stock now but pay for it at the end
    of the month once income has
    been received from sales).
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What are the disadvantages of businesses using Credit cards?

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  • This can be expensive as interest is
    charged on the balance
    outstanding on the card.
43
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What can the government provide to businesses for specific purposes?

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The government can provide grants.

44
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From which types of governments can businesses receive grants?

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Businesses can receive grants from Local, National, or European Government

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What are the purposes for issuing grants to businesses?

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Grants are issued to encourage businesses to:
- Provide employment or training
- Become more environmentally friendly
- Move into export markets
- Relocate to a specific area

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What are the advantages of Government grants?

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  • Can be linked to additional support (e.g.,
    training)
  • Do not need to be repaid
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What are the disadvantages of Government grants?

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  • May be difficult to attract grants
  • May be tied to certain conditions (e.g.,
    locating in an area of high
    unemployment)
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What is Hire purchase?

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  • Spreading the cost of an asset over a period of
    time
  • The asset is received by the business
    immediately but paid for in regular instalments
  • After all payments have been made the asset
    belongs to the business
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What is Leasing?

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  • Paying to use an asset without ever owning it
  • Maintenance costs and upgrades are met by
    the leasing business
  • Spreads the cost over the use of an asset but is
    likely to reduce profits
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What are advantages of Hire purchase?

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  • Immediate use of the asset
  • Supplier is responsible for maintenance
  • Can easily upgrade to newer models
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What are the disadvantages of Hire purchase?

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  • Costs more in the long run
  • Interest charges can be high and there may be
    a deposit and balloon payment
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What are the advantages of Leasing?

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  • Can upgrade to newer models easily
  • Helps resolve short-term cash flow issues
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What are the disadvantages of Leasing?

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  • Costs more in the long run
  • Is an ongoing expense rather than an asset
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What is Trade Credit?

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Trade Credit refers to the practice where suppliers allow businesses to pay for goods or services after they have been received.

It is a form of short-term finance provided by the supplier

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What are the advantages of Trade credit?

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  • Provides businesses with short-term finance.
  • Allows businesses to receive goods or services
    immediately and pay later.
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What are the disadvantages of Trade Credit?

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  • Businesses may miss out on discounts offered
    for immediate or quick payments, leading to
    increased costs.
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What are Venture capitalists?

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  • Investment from an established business into
    another business in return for a percentage
    equity in the business
  • Also known as private equity finance
  • Venture capitalists will normally look for a high
    rate of return in a specific time period
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What is Peer to Peer lending?

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  • Investment from an individual into another
    business in return for a percentage equity in
    the business
  • The business or entrepreneur may also benefit
    from expertise and mentoring from the
    venture capitalist or business angel
  • Often associated with high risk start-ups
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What are advantages of Venture capital and Peer to peer lending?

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  • Potential for large sums of money for
    investment
  • Expertise to help the business
  • Makes it easier to attract other sources of
    finance
  • Provides the required capital for expansion
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What are disadvantages of Venture capital and Peer to peer lending?

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  • A long and complex process
  • Expert financial projections are likely to be
    required
  • Initially expensive for the business e.g. legal
    and accounting fees
  • Partial loss of ownership
  • Risk of conflict or perceived interference

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