Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Goals and
Budgets
objectives
Compels
managers
to think Provides definite
ahead expectations that
are the best framework
to evaluate performance
Aids managers in
coordinating their efforts
Types of Budgets
Continuous budget
Strategic Plan
Long-range plans…
Sales
The master budget
summarizes the Production
planned activities
of all subunits of Distribution
an organization.
Finance
Continuous Budget
Operating budget
Financial budget
Objective 2
1. Basic data
a. Sales budget
b. Cash collections from customers
c. Purchases budget
d. Disbursements for purchases
e. Operating expense budget
f. Disbursements for operating expenses
Steps in Preparing the
Master Budget
1. Basic data
2. Operating budget
3. Financial budget
Objective 3
Purchases Disbursements
budget for purchases
Budgeted purchases
= Desired ending inventory
+ Cost of goods sold
– Beginning inventory
Disbursements for Purchases
Rent Depreciation
Insurance Salaries
Operating Expense
Disbursements
Competitors’ actions
Factors to Consider When
Forecasting Sales
Use a spreadsheet to
develop a budget.
(Appendix 7)
Spreadsheets