Fundamental Managerial Accounting Concepts
Fundamental Managerial Accounting Concepts
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781259569197
Author: Thomas P Edmonds, Christopher Edmonds, Bor-Yi Tsay, Philip R Olds
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Describe the budgeting process and its benefits

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Estimation of income and expenses of a company for a particular set of period is termed as budget.

Budgeting process:

The budgeting process is where the management draws a plan of expected revenue and expenses of the business which are figured out in a budgeted plan.

  • Set the goal
  • Categories the revenue and expenses
  • Segregate the needs and wants
  • Plan the budget
  • Make an action
  • Monitor and review the budget

Benefits of budgeting:

It helps to promote the following

  • Planning
  • Coordination and review
  • Supervising the performance
  • Performance evaluation
  • Corrective action

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