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Chapter 8, Problem 1Q

Briefly describe why budgetary planning is important to managers.

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Budgetary Planning:

Budgetary planning is a very important tool used in business. It is composed of two concepts. One is budget and the other is planning. Budget means forecast in financial terms. Budget can be of any type of cost or expenditure. Planning means deciding what to do, how and when to do beforehand. So, budgetary planning means making a budget and then using it for effective working of an organisation.

The reason budgetary planning is important to managers.

Answer to Problem 1Q

Budgetary planning is important for managers because it helps them in performance evaluation of employees. It provides an overall objective. All the departments can align their activities for the accomplishment of organisation goals. It also helps managers in decision making in required time.

Explanation of Solution

Budgetary planning is a very important tool used by management. It helps them in a lot of ways:

  • Performance Evaluation of Employees.
  • Providing decision making capabilities to managers.
  • Can be used in identifying bottlenecks and shortcomings.
  • Resources can be allocated effectively and efficiently by proper budgetary planning.
  • Budgetary planning provides an overall objective.
  • Responsible accounting also comes by budgetary planning. All employees can be held responsible for their work by managers.
  • Managers can set benchmarks for their processes and then compare budgets to perform variance analysis.

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Chapter 8 Solutions

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Ch. 8 - Explain why the sales budget is the starting point...Ch. 8 - Prob. 12QCh. 8 - What are tile components of tile operating...Ch. 8 - Prob. 14QCh. 8 - Prob. 15QCh. 8 - Prob. 16QCh. 8 - Prob. 17QCh. 8 - Prob. 18QCh. 8 - How does the budgeting process differ for a...Ch. 8 - Prob. 20QCh. 8 - Prob. 1MCCh. 8 - Prob. 2MCCh. 8 - Prob. 3MCCh. 8 - Prob. 4MCCh. 8 - Prob. 5MCCh. 8 - Prob. 6MCCh. 8 - Which of the following budgets is affected by the...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8MCCh. 8 - Prob. 9MCCh. 8 - Prob. 10MCCh. 8 - Describing Advantages of Budgetary Planning...Ch. 8 - Classifying Components of Master Budget Classify...Ch. 8 - Prob. 4MECh. 8 - Prob. 5MECh. 8 - Prob. 6MECh. 8 - Prob. 7MECh. 8 - Preparing Selling and Administrative Expense...Ch. 8 - Prob. 9MECh. 8 - Prob. 10MECh. 8 - Prob. 11MECh. 8 - Prob. 1ECh. 8 - Using Terms to Complete Sentences about Budgets...Ch. 8 - Prob. 3ECh. 8 - Prob. 4ECh. 8 - Prob. 5ECh. 8 - Prob. 6ECh. 8 - Prob. 7ECh. 8 - Prob. 8ECh. 8 - Prob. 9ECh. 8 - Prob. 10ECh. 8 - Prob. 11ECh. 8 - Preparing Production, Raw Materials Purchases...Ch. 8 - Prob. 13ECh. 8 - Prob. 14ECh. 8 - Prob. 15ECh. 8 - Prob. 16ECh. 8 - Prob. 17ECh. 8 - Prob. 18ECh. 8 - Prob. 19ECh. 8 - Prob. 20ECh. 8 - Prob. 21ECh. 8 - Prob. 1.1GAPCh. 8 - Prob. 1.2GAPCh. 8 - Prob. 1.3GAPCh. 8 - Prob. 1.4GAPCh. 8 - Prob. 1.5GAPCh. 8 - Prob. 1.6GAPCh. 8 - Prob. 1.7GAPCh. 8 - Prob. 2GAPCh. 8 - Prob. 3.1GAPCh. 8 - Prob. 3.2GAPCh. 8 - Prob. 3.3GAPCh. 8 - Prob. 4.1GAPCh. 8 - Prob. 4.2GAPCh. 8 - Preparing Operating Budget Components Wesley Power...Ch. 8 - Prob. 4.4GAPCh. 8 - Prob. 5.1GAPCh. 8 - Prob. 5.2GAPCh. 8 - Preparing Operating Budget Components Refer to the...Ch. 8 - Prob. 6.1GAPCh. 8 - Prob. 6.2GAPCh. 8 - Prob. 6.3GAPCh. 8 - Prob. 6.4GAPCh. 8 - Prob. 6.5GAPCh. 8 - Prob. 1.1GBPCh. 8 - Prob. 1.2GBPCh. 8 - Prob. 1.3GBPCh. 8 - Prob. 1.4GBPCh. 8 - Prob. 1.5GBPCh. 8 - Prob. 1.6GBPCh. 8 - Prob. 1.7GBPCh. 8 - Prob. 2GBPCh. 8 - Prob. 3.1GBPCh. 8 - Prob. 3.2GBPCh. 8 - Prob. 3.3GBPCh. 8 - Prob. 4.1GBPCh. 8 - Prob. 4.2GBPCh. 8 - Prob. 4.3GBPCh. 8 - Prob. 4.4GBPCh. 8 - Prob. 5.1GBPCh. 8 - Prob. 5.2GBPCh. 8 - Prob. 5.3GBPCh. 8 - Prob. 6.1GBPCh. 8 - Prob. 6.2GBPCh. 8 - Prob. 6.3GBPCh. 8 - Prob. 6.4GBPCh. 8 - Prob. 6.5GBP
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