ADMINISTERING THE BUDGET A budget is a written financial plan for business operations developed for a specific period of time. Budgets are often developed for six months or a year but can cover a longer or shorter time period depending on the type of budget and the nature of the business. Because a budget is an estimate of what might happen‚ it usually cannot be followed exactly. Staying close to the amount budgeted is desirable. However‚ for various reasons beyond the control of managers‚ actual
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Advantages and disadvantages of a master budget Advantages of a master budget are: a. It gives an idea where a company wants to go (its goal).. b. It determines what the company has to do in order to achieve this goal. c. It helps the company to realistically project future cash flows. d. This cash flow will enable the company to get certain types of financing. In short a master budget formalizes planning‚ provides an framework for judging performance and it helps managers to communicate and
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( http://www.accountingformanagement.com/production_budget.htm ) Production Budget: Learning Objective of the article: 1. Define and explain production budget. 2. Prepare a production budget. Definition and Explanation of Production Budget: The production budget is prepared after the sales budget. The production budget lists the number of units that must be produced during each budget period to meet sales needs and to provide for the desired ending inventory. Production needs can be
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From traditional budget planning to zero-based budgeting (Relevant to PBE Paper II: Management Accounting and Finance) Dr Fong Chun Cheong‚ Steve‚ School of Business‚ Macao Polytechnic Institute Introduction A budget is an important financial plan that incorporates a systematic analysis and interpretation of financial forecasts in terms of products‚ markets and the application of resources. It requires managers to plan. It needs operational and financial resources information for decision making
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STATUS ON ENGENDERING THE GOVERNMENT BUDGET IN TANZANIA: ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES Paper Presented at the 53rd Conference for Commission on Women Status – 2nd -9th March 2009 NEW YORK –USA 1. Introduction Tanzania is among the countries that have accorded higher priority on gender equality‚ and women empowerment. This is evidenced by the various affirmative actions undertaken by the government at the level of Parliament‚ Judiciary and Executive for creating a levelling playing field
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flexible budget is a budget statement that shows what the expected costs should have been for any level of output‚ so that the actual costs can be compared to planned costs for the output that was actually generated. In a flexible budget‚ the costs are separated into variable and fixed costs. The more information that is provided to explain variances in budgeted and actual amounts‚ the easier it is for management to make successful decisions about costs and expenses. A flexible budget classifies
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What do we need to do? We need an evaluation to ensure that those who have children are ready‚ willing‚ and fit to raise a child. Before having children this evaluation should reveal the nature of the parents‚ that they will not abuse nor neglect their child and ensure that they will nurture them. If you had a child without authorization you would be fined a large sum
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In ¡§Raise the Red Lantern¡¨‚ the symbolic implications of the ancestral altar in the central reception hall go beyond the family walls‚ because it displays the portraits of all the powerful officals in the Chen family‚ thus suggesting the entire patriarchal tradition and its political power. In ¡§Raise the Red Lantern¡¨‚ the red lantern‚ an invented icon here (and one accused of being a fake cultural signifier used merely for sensational purposes)‚ is the film¡¦s central symbol and most important
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Budget Interpretation Budgets help to bring spending under control and lead the way for the development of plans that enable an organization to become or remain fiscally sound. For an organization to develop or maintain financial stability‚ it must understand the purpose of budgeting and how to apply the various budgeting techniques that will help promote and expand the business. Budgeting requires organizations to use financial projections to attract investors and secure grants or donations‚ which
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TOPIC 7 cont.: ACCOUNTING FOR SHORT-TERM MANAGEMENT PLANNING Lecture Illustration CASH FLOWS Oz designs is in the process of preparing a cash budget for the three months of April‚ May and June 20X9. All sales are on credit. The company collects 50% of its sales in the month the sales are made‚ 40% in the month following the sale and 10% in the second month following the sale. 75% of all purchases are paid for in the month they are purchased‚ with the remaining 25% paid for in the following month
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