BUDGETS BUDGETARY CONTROL
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What is a budget in the context of banking and financial management?
A budget is a formal quantitative statement of planned revenues, expenditures, and resources for a future period, expressed in monetary terms, used to guide management decisions.
What is the main purpose of preparing a budget in an organisation?
To plan and coordinate financial activities towards set goals.
What is budgetary control?
Budgetary control is a system of management control where actual results are compared with budgeted figures and corrective action is taken to ensure targets are achieved.
What does a purchase budget estimate?
Estimated quantity and cost of materials to be purchased.
What is the primary objective of budgetary control?
The primary objective is to coordinate various functions of an organisation, ensure efficient use of resources, and help management achieve planned financial goals.
What is an overhead budget?
A budget estimating fixed and variable overhead costs.
What is a master budget?
A master budget is the comprehensive budget that consolidates all individual departmental and functional budgets into one overall budget for the entire organisation.
What is a selling and distribution cost budget?
Budget covering costs of selling, advertising, and distributing goods.
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