A budget is a plan expressed quantitatively in detail. This detailed plan spells out how the company will acquire resources as well as how the resources will be allocated for a specific time. The budget is used for projecting future income and expenses. The purpose of a budget is the assist the company in providing a methodology in determining what direction to go, to improve efficiency, delegate responsibility and provide a means of controlling the finances of the company. In some cases, managers use budgets to determine how to set targets and standards for employees.…
A budget is an documented summary of likely income and expenses for a given period. It is important because it helps a business you determine whether they have the money to spend on certain things or not, and if they need to spend more in certain areas. It is created using a spreadsheet, and it provides a concrete, organized, and easily understood breakdown of how much inflows and outflows of money that is going through the business. It’s an helpful tool to help you prioritize your spending and manage your money.…
A budget is an instrument used to help managers ensure that the resources used effectively and proficiently toward the goals of an organization. A budget projection can be made on a yearly base depending on previous year or existing one. They can further be broken down quarterly or monthly depending on it use. Generating a budget is complex undertaking, and for a budget to be effective the organization ought to follow it strictly. However, no matter how closely a business follows their guidelines there will always be some form of variances. The organization should expect a few variances and be able to work these discrepancies in any budget constraints.…
Within this work I am going to explain why business needs to manage their resources when controlling a budget. People…
David is required to manage start up costs of $1,573,000 and fixed monthly costs of $203,083.33 to invest in CIC venture. The managerial issue David is faced with is cost versus benefit, if the venture would be profitable for him and CIC and how long would it take him to recover all the startup investments.…
Journal Entries for Jan 1, 2003 to Dec 31, 2003 1/2 | Cash | | 375000 | | | | Capital Stock | | 375000 | 1/2 | Patent | | 125000 | | | | Capital Stock | | 125000 | 1/15 | Inc. Expenses | | 7500 | | | | Cash | | 7500 | 6/15 | PPE | | 62500 | | | | Cash | | 62500 | 6/24 | Inventory | | 75000 | | | | Cash | | 75000 | 7/1 | Service Expense | | 23750 | | | | Cash | | 23750 | 12/31 | Account Receivables | | 69500 | | | Cash | | 685000 | | | | Sales | | 754500 | 12/31 | Inventory | | 175000 | | | | Cash | | 175000 | 12/31 | Advertising Expense | | 22500 | | | | Cash | | 22500 | 12/31 | Salary Expense | | 80000 | | | | Cash | | 80000 | 12/31 | Manufacturing Expense | | 350000 | | | | Cash | | 350000 | 12/31 | PPE | | 150000 | | | | Cash | | 150000 | 12/31 | Interest Expense | | 750 | | | | Cash | | 750 | 12/31 | Depreciation Expense | | 10625 | | | | Accum.…
What is a budget; an estimate of costs, revenues, and resources over a specified period, reflecting a reading of future financial conditions and goals.…
The following worksheet contains cost and revenue data for Shop 48 and is typical of the company’s many outlets:…
Budget is the major financial and economic statement. The role of the budget is to keep track of the money coming in and the money going out. It is essential part of running any business effectively. It can help make a short and long term projections about financial situation, avert a financial crisis and plan for major financial changes.…
A budget is an estimated financial plan which includes a list of planned incomes and expenses in the future. As such, budgeting is the process to manage these incomes through responsible spending by calculating all planned expenses and allocating funds to pay these expenses. This is especially important for businesses as it help managers determine the amount of money they have and how they use it to come up with a suitable plan to achieve the company’s financial goals.…
Budgeting is information that managerial persons need for decision-making and allocating the cost for each part of producing. So budgeting should offer an advanced material and give a panorama of what will happen in finance.…
A budget is a monetary and/or quantitative expression of business plans and policies, prepared in advance, to be pursued in the future period of time. According to Certified Institute of Management Accountants, Budget is defined as “A budget is a financial and/or quantitative statement prepared prior to a defined period of time, of the policy to be pursued during that period for the purpose of attaining the objective”.…
A budget is a quantitative expression of a plan for a defined period of time. It may include planned sales volumes and revenues, resource quantities, costs and expenses, assets, liabilities and cash flows. It expresses strategic plans of business units, organizations, activities or events in measurable terms.…
A budget is a financial document used to project future income and expenses. The budgeting process may be carried out by a country, individuals or by companies to estimate whether the country /person/company can continue to operate with its projected income and expenses.…
6. Budget : A budget is a financial document used to project future income and expenses. The budgeting process may be carried out by individuals or by companies to estimate whether the person/company can continue to operate with its projected income and expenses.…