Exam 22: Master Budgets and Planning

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What is a sales budget? How is the sales budget prepared?

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Stritch Company is trying to decide how many units of merchandise to order each month.The company's policy is to have 20% of the next month's sales in inventory at the end of each month.Projected sales for August,September,and October are 30,000 units,20,000 units,and 40,000 units,respectively.How many units must be purchased in September?

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Match the definitions 1 through 9 with the correct term or phrase a through i.
A comprehensive business plan that includes specific plans for expected sales,the units of product to be produced,the merchandise or materials to be purchased,the expenses to be incurred,the long-term assets to be purchased,and the amounts of cash to be borrowed or loans to be repaid,as well as a budgeted income statement and balance sheet.
Budgeted income statement
A plan that shows the units or costs of merchandise to be purchased by a merchandising company during the budget period.
Safety stock
A plan that shows predicted operating expenses not included in the selling expenses budget.
Cash budget
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A comprehensive business plan that includes specific plans for expected sales,the units of product to be produced,the merchandise or materials to be purchased,the expenses to be incurred,the long-term assets to be purchased,and the amounts of cash to be borrowed or loans to be repaid,as well as a budgeted income statement and balance sheet.
Budgeted income statement
A plan that shows the units or costs of merchandise to be purchased by a merchandising company during the budget period.
Safety stock
A plan that shows predicted operating expenses not included in the selling expenses budget.
Cash budget
A quantity of inventory or materials over the minimum to reduce the risk of running short.
Budget
A plan showing the units of goods to be sold and the sales to be derived; the usual starting point in the budgeting process.
General and administrative expense budget
A plan that shows the expected cash inflows and cash outflows during the budget period,including receipts from any loans needed to maintain a minimum cash balance and repayments of such loans.
Sales budget
A formal statement of a company's future plans,usually expressed in monetary terms.
Master budget
An accounting report that presents predicted amounts of the company's revenuesand expenses for the budgeting period.
Budgeted balance sheet
An accounting report that presents predicted amounts of the company's assets,liabilities,and equity balances at the end of the budget period.
Merchandise purchases budget
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A department store has budgeted cost of goods sold for August of $60,000 for its women's coats.Management wants to have $12,000 of coats in inventory at the end of the month to prepare for the winter season.Beginning inventory in August was $8,000.What dollar amount of coats should be purchased to meet the above plans?

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Nano,Inc.is preparing its budget for the second quarter.The following sales data have been forecasted: Nano,Inc.is preparing its budget for the second quarter.The following sales data have been forecasted:    How many units should be purchased in April,May,and June?  How many units should be purchased in the second quarter in total? How many units should be purchased in April,May,and June? How many units should be purchased in the second quarter in total?

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Grafton sells a product for $700.Unit sales for May were 400 and a 3% growth in unit sales is forecasted for each month.Grafton pays a sales manager a monthly salary of $3,000 and a commission of 2% of sales in dollars.Assume 30% of Grafton's sales are for cash.The remaining 70% are credit sales; these customers pay in the month following the sale.Compute the budgeted cash receipts for June.

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A rolling budget is a specific budget application relevant only to a merchandising company.

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One of the major benefits of formal budgeting is the positive effect it can have on employee attitudes if applied correctly.

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The ___________ shows expected cash inflows and outflows during the budget period.

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The Lamb Company budgeted sales for January,February,and March of $96,000,$88,000,and $72,000,respectively.Seventy percent of sales are on credit.The company collects 60% of its credit sales in the month following sale,35% in the second month following sale,and 5% is not collected.What are Lamb's expected cash receipts for March related to all current and past sales?

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What is a merchandise purchases budget? How is the merchandise purchases budget constructed?

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The overall coordinating activity of the budget process is the responsibility of the:

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Presented below are terms or phrases preceded by letters a through j and followed by a list of definitions 1 through 10.Match the correct definitions with the terms or phrases by placing the letter of the term or phrase in the answer space provided at the beginning of the definition.
A plan that lists the types and amounts of selling expenses expected during the budget period.
Manufacturing budget
A plan that shows the predicted costs for direct materials,direct labor,and overhead costs to be incurred in manufacturing the units in the production budget.
Selling expense budget
An accounting report that presents predicted amounts of the company's assets, liabilities,and equity as of the end of the budget period.
Budgeted balance sheet
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A plan that lists the types and amounts of selling expenses expected during the budget period.
Manufacturing budget
A plan that shows the predicted costs for direct materials,direct labor,and overhead costs to be incurred in manufacturing the units in the production budget.
Selling expense budget
An accounting report that presents predicted amounts of the company's assets, liabilities,and equity as of the end of the budget period.
Budgeted balance sheet
A plan that shows the expected cash inflows and outflows during the budget period,including receipts from loans needed to maintain a minimum cash balance and repayments of such loans.
Rolling budgets
A new set of budgets added to replace the ones that have lapsed as each budget period goes by.
Production budget
The practice of preparing budgets for a selected number of several periods and revising those budgets as each period is completed.
Cash budget
A plan showing the units of goods to be sold and the sales to be derived; usually the starting point in the budgeting process.
Capital expenditure budget
A formal statement of future plans,usually expressed in monetary terms.
Continuous budgeting
A plan that lists dollar amounts to be both received from disposing of plant assets and spent on purchasing additional plant assets to carry out the budgeted business activities.
Budget
A plan showing the number of units to be produced each month.
Sales budget
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What is a production budget?

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A plan that shows the predicted costs for direct materials,direct labor,and overhead to be incurred in manufacturing the units in the production budget is called the:

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Northern Company is preparing a cash budget for June.The company has $12,000 cash at the beginning of June and anticipates $30,000 in cash receipts and $34,500 in cash disbursements during June.Northern Company has an agreement with its bank to maintain a cash balance of at least $10,000.As of May 31,the company owes $15,000 to the bank.To maintain the $10,000 required balance,during June the company must:

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A formal statement of future plans,usually expressed in monetary terms,is a:

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The merchandise purchases budget is the starting point for preparing the master budget.

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Kent Company anticipates total sales for April,May,and June of $800,000,$900,000,and $950,000 respectively.Cash sales are normally 25% of total sales.Of the credit sales,30% are collected in the same month as the sale,65% are collected during the first month after the sale,and the remaining 5% are not collected.Compute the amount of cash received from total sales for June.

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Traditional budgeting is generally better than activity-based budgeting when attempting to reduce costs by eliminating non-value-added activities.

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