III E Financial management ($$$) Flashcards
revenue = …?**
revenue = income = sales
a budget is used for what purpose?***
CONTROL
operating budget***
- FIRST STEP = FORECAST the SALES/REVENUE/INCOME
- then budget expenditures r/t the projected level of sales
(forecast of revenues, expenses, and profit)
cash budget***
- projects REVENUES and EXPENSES, shows INFLOW AND OUTPUT OF CASH
- PURPOSE: if funds will be AVAILABLE WHEN NEEDED (ex: if its May, cash budget will let you know if you can get something in October)
capital budget***
- EXPENSIVE, LONG-LASTING THINGS, >1 YEAR
- ex: EQUIPMENT, SERVICE, MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS
traditional (incremental) budget***
THIS YEAR’S EXPENSES + INFLATION FACTOR (uses existing budget as a base and projects changed in relation to the current budget)
zero-based budget (ZBB)***
NOT this year’s expenses; BEGIN AT 0, JUSTIFY EACH EXPENSE
a zero-based budget is ___ oriented***
planning
traditional vs. zero-based budget***
- traditional = this year’s expenses + inflation factor
- zero-based = start from 0, justify each expense
fixed budget***
prepared at ONE LEVEL OF SALES/REVENUE, NO EXPECTED MAJOR CHANGE IN CUSTOMER COUNT
flexible budget***
EXPECTED CHANGE/VARYING LEVELS IN customer COUNT (ex: closing a floor for renovation)
fixed vs. flexible budget***
- fixed = one level of sales, no major change in cust. count
- flexible = expected change in sales, varying customer count
performance budget***
details cost to PERFORM AN ACTIVITY (ex: supervising the cafeteria**)
AKA “mini-budget inside the big one”
indirect (fixed) costs***
NOT affected by sales volume (number of people served)……required for business to exist
examples of indirect/fixed costs
rent, taxes, interest on debt, insurance, depreciation
direct, variable, flexible costs***
VARIES DIRECTLY with CHANGES IN SALES/revenue; directly involved with service of customers
examples of direct, variable, flexible costs***
china, silver, FOOD, uniforms, laundry, repairs, benefits
semi-variable costs***
BOTH a fixed and a variable component; some component remains fixed, no matter the change in volume
example of semi-variable costs***
LABOR, maintenance, utilities (i.e. will always have to pay for people to staff, but how much is needed depends on the # of sales)
what type of a cost is food? labor?***
food = direct/variable/flexible labor = semi-variable
sunk costs
ALREADY INCURRED, cannot be recouped by a new decision or alternative (ex: cost of studying a new computer)
differential costs
amount of INCREASE or DECREASE in cost when you COMPARE ALTERNATIVE CHOICES
what is resource allocation?
placing people/materials/equipment where needed to meet the needs of the operating system
what is CPM?
(Connor :D) Critical Path Method- helps to identify the most critical activities, to best allocate limited resources
what is the most readily controlled item?**
FOOD COSTS!
what type of menu reduces waste and cost?
selective menu
what type of purchasing reduces costs?
group buying
EP vs AP***
EP = edible portion; AP = as purchased or RAW
EP cost/lb formula***
raw purchase cost (AP) / cooked edible weight
are labor costs easily controlled?**
less controllable than food costs
operating costs are..?***
utilities/ELECTRICITY, laundry, cleaning
cash basis (accounting method)
recognizes a transaction at the time the cash is taken in or released
accrual basis (accounting method)
recognizes revenues WHEN EARNED and expenses WHEN OCCURRED (regardless of when the cash is received or dispersed)
what is a general ledger?
records and reports transactions by ACCOUNT NUMBERS (summary of the month by category i.e. meat, fruit, dairy, etc.)
what is a profit and loss statement (income statement)?**
shows INCOME, EXPENSES, AND PROFIT (or loss) over A PERIOD OF TIME
what is a balance sheet?**
lists ASSETS (goods and products owned) and LIABILITIES
what are assets?***
goods and products owned- CASH, INVENTORY, ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (amounts OWED TO YOU)
what are liabilities?***
amounts OWED TO OTHERS