Budget Management and Variance Olga Garcia NCS/571 - Financial Resource Management October 1‚ 2012 Theresa Pichelmeyer Budget Management and Variance A budget is a tool that helps managers to ensure that the required resources are obtained and used effectively and efficiently as the organization moves towards achievement of its objectives. The budgets are determined yearly and are based upon the previous year’s budget and variances. This paper will discuss a development of operating
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Variances Variances can be either: * Positive/favourable (better than expected) or * Adverse/unfavourable ( worse than expected) A favourable variance might mean that: * Costs were lower than expected in the budget‚ or * Revenue/profits were higher than expected By contrast‚ an adverse variance might arise because: * Costs were higher than expected * Revenue/profits were lower than expected What causes budget variance? There are four key reasons and it is important that
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CHAPTER 7 FLEXIBLE BUDGETS‚ DIRECT-COST VARIANCES‚ AND MANAGEMENT CONTROL 7-1 Management by exception is the practice of concentrating on areas not operating as expected and giving less attention to areas operating as expected. Variance analysis helps managers identify areas not operating as expected. The larger the variance‚ the more likely an area is not operating as expected. 2. Two sources of information about budgeted amounts are (a) past amounts and (b) detailed engineering studies
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overhead rate. True False 5. Companies promoting continuous improvement strive to achieve practical standards rather than ideal standards. True False 6. While companies strive to achieve ideal standards‚ reality implies that some loss of materials usually occurs with any process. True False 7. A cost variance is the difference between actual cost and standard cost. True False 8. A budget performance report that includes variances can have variances caused by both price differences
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Chapters 9 & 10 Standard Costing‚ Variance Analysis and Flexible Budgets This is a copyright presentation of Darlene B. Serrato and is presented exclusively for the use and benefit of students enrolled in Accounting 2303. Any other use is prohibited. All rights reserved. This presentation may not be copied‚ reproduced or transferred in or by any media without the express written permission of the author. STANDARD – is the budgeted cost for one unit of product. The beginning point
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EXPENSES ANANDA CHAIRUNNISA ISA ANDRIA RAHMAN MEGA PUSPITASARI MELISA ANGGRENI NOPITA AULIA SIREGAR SAPPHIRA JULIA SAPUTRI 1. Expense Defined In accounting‚ expense has a very specific meaning. It is an outflow of cash or other valuable assets from a person or company to another person or company. This outflow of cash is generally one side of a trade for products or services that have equal or better current or future value to the buyer than to the seller. Technically
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Variance Analysis 1. Define standard costs and describe how managers use standard costs in the management cycle. 2. Explain how standard costs are developed and compute a standard unit cost. 3. Prepare a flexible budget and describe how variance analysis is used to control costs. 4. Compute and analyze direct materials variances. 5. Compute and analyze direct labor variances. 6. Compute and analyze manufacturing overhead variances. 7. Explain how variances are used to evaluate managers’ performance
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Variance Analysis is used to promote management action in the earliest stages. It is the process of examining in detail each variance between actual and budgeted costs to conclude the reasons as to why the budgeted amount was not met (Ventureline‚ 2012). There are several factors that go into a variance report. One is the assumption of the department. The second is the risk of the assumption. And thirdly the actual expense used to portray the budget. The vice president announces the budget that needs
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What was the Enlightenment’s most important contribution to the age of Atlantic Revolution? * The establishment of reason‚ logic‚ and rationality in society was the Enlightenment’s most important contribution to both the age of Atlantic Revolution and to the future of society as a whole. * This is not to say that people of reason and logic did not previously exist; however‚ due to religious superstition‚ controlling governments‚ socioeconomic rank‚ poverty‚ and prejudice‚ society was not
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Variance Analysis HCA-530 Sue P. Gombio Grand Canyon University Variance Analysis is utilized to support the management during the initial stages. It is the procedure of investigating each variance between the actual and budgeted costs to determine the reasons as to why the planned amount was not met‚ in more detailed explanation (Ventureline‚ 2012). There are several influences that contribute to the variance report and one is the department’s assumptions‚ second is the possible risk
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