are the backbone of most successful families and the lack of one is the demise of not so successful families. Family budgets are equal opportunity beneficiaries. Having a family budget is and essential part of a healthy financial future. When budgeting‚ it pays to be mindful of needs versus wants. Needs are things that you must have in order to survive: foods‚ shelters‚ clothing‚ healthcare and transportation. For example‚ you need a home a roof over your head‚ a place to stay warm and dry. Your
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FUNCTIONAL AND ACTIVITY-BASED BUDGETING Budget a financial plan of the resources needed to carry out tasks and meet financial goals. A quantitative expression of the goals the organization wishes to achieve and the cost of attaining these goals. Budgeting the act of preparing a budget. Budgetary control the use of budgets to control a firm’s activities. Master budget (planning budget/ budget plan) a summary of all phases of a company’s plans and goals for the future. Indicates the sales levels‚
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over a specific time period. Another way of expressing this is that budgeting is basically a system that allows business to achieve its objectives and goals from time to time. In modern days now‚ developing a budget has become a very crucial step in every business. There are many purposes that can be served by implementing a budget system. Thus through this budgeting process‚ there are 5 major purposes that can be resolved which is planning‚ communication & coordination‚ allocation of resources‚
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Discuss the “Defined Benefit Mark to Market” change in accounting and its impact on the financial statements. What is “mark to market”? Refer to page 26‚ and 101 In January 27‚ 2012 UPS announces their decision to change their pension accounting method to‚ “Mark to Market” which was previously adopted in the fourth quarter of 2011. This actual change of the accounting system deals with the Internal Revenue code section 475. It’s moving from a cash basis capital gain or losses to a “mark to market”
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Planning and Budgeting: Profit planning: Profit planning can be defined as the set of steps that are taken by firms to achieve the desired level of profit. Planning is accomplished through the preparation of a number of budgets‚ which‚ when brought through‚ from an integrated business plan known as master budget. The master budget is an essential management tool that communicates management’s plan throughout the organization‚ allocates resources‚ and coordinates activities. Budgeting: A budget
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like balance sheet‚ income statement‚ and statement of cash flow and owner’s equity with its advantages and disadvantages of preparing this statement with an example. INTRODUCTION Financial statements provide information of value to company officers and various external parties‚ such as investors and lenders of funds. Publicly owned companies are required to publish general-purpose financial statements that include a balance sheet‚ income statement‚ and statement of cash flows. Financial statements
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an investor. b. the expected return on a risky asset. c. the expected return on a collection of risky assets. d. the variance of returns for a risky asset. e. the standard deviation of returns for a collection of risky assets. PORTFOLIO WEIGHTS 2. The percentage of a portfolio’s total value invested in a particular asset is called that asset’s: a. portfolio return. b. portfolio weight. c. portfolio risk. d. rate of return. e. investment value.
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a. Traditional Budgeting Wildavsky (1978‚ p.502) mentions that "traditional budgeting is annual (repeated yearly) and incremental (departing marginally from the year before)". It is conducted on a cash basis in current dollar. It is also in the form of line-items such as personnel or maintenance. This system is essentially a financial plan of estimated expenditures expressed in terms of kinds and quantities of objects to be bought and the estimated funds needed to finance them during a specified
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introduction The budgeting process is utilized by managers to calculate and document the costs associated with running and keeping a business operating at a healthy level are estimated‚ expected revenues are projected‚ and then decisions are made which define how much debt you are in and how much can afford to borrow‚ and how much you can afford to spend on new purchases‚ new employees or new ventures. A budget must be established to measure current financial performance‚ detect substantial changes
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BUDGETING IN CO OPERATIVES A budget is a statement about the allocation of money (income and expenditure) according to a set of priorities or a plan over a period of time. The advantages of having a budget and budgeting system are as follows: ♣ It ensures the plans and ultimately the objectives of the co-operative are realized; ♣ It provides a means to control expenditure and ensure corrective measures are in place if over-expenditure has occurred or is happening; ♣ It assists
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