Budgeting and Controlling Costs: Managerial Accounting Lecture Notes – Week 4, Week 4

Summary

Budgeting helps managers plan and control costs. It shows how to create a company's master budget and its smaller parts. Students learn how to use budgets to make decisions and manage costs.

What is budgeting

Budgeting is a plan for using resources. It helps companies achieve revenue goals and control costs. The budget shows how much to spend to produce a certain amount of product for a desired profit.

The master budget

The master budget combines smaller budgets. These include sales, production, materials, labor, overhead, and cash budgets. They help create the budgeted income statement and balance sheet.

Controlling costs

Managers control costs by making decisions about materials, labor, and overhead. These decisions affect a company's success. Examples show how budgeting decisions impact financial performance.

The cash budget

The cash budget has four sections: receipts, disbursements, cash excess or deficiency, and financing. It helps project cash inflows and outflows. It details expected cash position and financing needs.

Key terms

Master budget

A collection of smaller budgets that detail a company's goals.

Sales budget

Shows expected sales and cash collections for a period.

Production budget

Determines how much inventory to produce to meet sales projections.

Fuel hedging

A way to turn volatile fuel costs into fixed, controllable costs.

Budgeted income statement

Details a company's intended profits by listing projected sales and costs.

Budgeted balance sheet

Lists the anticipated level of assets and liabilities at the end of a period.

Questions this document helps with

• What is a master budget and what does it include?
• How do managers use budgets to control costs?
• What are the sections of a cash budget?

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