Budgeting is essential to businesses, but it is not that simple to implement. What are some challenges and weaknesses that a firm may find in the budgeting process?
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Budgeting is essential to businesses, but it is not that simple to implement. What are some challenges and weaknesses that a firm may find in the budgeting process?
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- Suppose that the vice president of sales is a particularly pessimistic individual. If you were in charge of developing the master budget, how, if at all, would you be influenced by this knowledge?If management is being evaluated on their ability to manage a budget, what can they do to increase cash flow?Which of the following is true in a bottom-up budgeting approach? Every expense needs to be justified. Supervisors tell departments their budget amount and the departments are free to work within those amounts. Departments budget their needs however they see fit. Departments determine their needs and relate them to the overall goals.
- Suppose that the controller of your companys largest factory is a particularly optimistic individual. If you were in charge of developing the master budget, how, if at all, would you be influenced by this knowledge?What behavioral problems are associated with setting a budget too loosely?What are some challenges and weaknesses that a firm may find in the budgeting process?
- “Budgeting is the same across different organisations and industries, so organisational strategy, industry and the broader goals and objectives of a business are not of much importance in the budgeting process”. Do you agree with this statement? Explain why or why not.“Budgets are the best management tool, but I think they can cause arguments and disagreements between different budget holder.” According to this quote, discuss in detail the possible advantages of budgeting.A budget represents a target and aiming towards a target can be a powerful motivator. However, whether the target will actually cause employees to do better is thought to depend on how difficult the target is perceived to be. Required Evaluate the motivational considerations that should be made in the setting up of a budgetary planning and control system.
- What are the major objectives of budgeting? Briefly describe the type of human behavior problems that might arise if budget goals are set too tightly. What behavioral problems are associated with setting a budget too loosely? Why should the production requirements set forth in the production budget be carefully coordinated with the sales budget?Which among the following is not an element of budgeting? a. Budgeting should state the firm’s expectations clearly b. The targets fixed should be very high in budgeting. c. Good system of accounting is essential. d. The authority and responsibility should be clearly fixed.The budgeting process is an essential component of management control systems, as it provides a system of planning, coordination and control for management. It is often an arduous process, however, and often strikes dread in the hearts of those involved in budget preparation.In the public sector, the budgeting process can be even more difficult, since the objectives of the organization are more difficult to define in a quantifiable way than the objectives of a private company. For example, a private company's objectives may be to maximize profit. The meeting of this objective can then be set out in the budget by aiming for a percentage increase in sales and perhaps the cutting of various costs. If, on the other hand, you are budgeting for a public sector organization such as a hospital, then the objectives may be largely qualitative, such as ensuring that all outpatients are given an appointment within eight weeks of being referred to the hospital. This is difficult to define in a…
