Introduction Introduction to Management Management Accounting, Accounting, 16e, Global Global Edition (Horngren) Chapter 7 Introduction to Budgets and Preparing the Master Budget Budget
7.1 Questions 1) Which of the following statements about budgets and budgeting is FALSE? A) Budgets hel coo!dinate financial and oe!ational o e!ational acti"ities. B) #he "ast ma$o!it% of manage!s use budgeting as an effecti"e cost management tool. &) Budgeting is the !ocess of fo!mulating an o!gani'ation(s lans. ) *anage!s do not use budgets fo! e!fo!mance e"aluation. Answe!+ iff+ , L-+ 71 AA&SB+ /eflecti"e thin0ing s0ills s0ills Lea!ning -utcome+ iscuss basic budgeting concets and identif% and !ea!e the budgets that com!ise the maste! budget ,) n !actice2 when de"eloing a budget2 two e3t!emes used fo! guidance a!e 44444444 and 44444444. A) a!ticiati"e budget5 'e!obase budget B) st!ategic budget5 long!ange budget &) financial lanning budget5 st!ategic budget ) 'e!obase budget5 acti"ities of cu!!ent o! !io! e!iod Answe!+ iff+ , L-+ 71 AA&SB+ /eflecti"e thin0ing s0ills s0ills Lea!ning -utcome+ iscuss basic budgeting concets and identif% and !ea!e the budgets that com!ise the maste! budget 6) A ma$o! benefit of effecti"e budgeting is that 44444444. A) it comels manage!s to thin0 ahead B) it aids manage!s in communicating ob$ecti"es to emlo%ees &) it !o"ides benchma!0s to e"aluate subseuent e!fo!mance ) all of the abo"e Answe!+ iff+ 1 L-+ 71 AA&SB+ /eflecti"e thin0ing s0ills s0ills Lea!ning -utcome+ iscuss basic budgeting concets and identif% and !ea!e the budgets that com!ise the maste! budget
7) A ma$o! d!awbac0 of using u sing histo!ical !esults fo! $udging cu!!ent e!fo!mance is that 44444444. 4444444 4. A) ast !esults ma% be inaccu!ate B) !esults ma% !efe! to a diffe!ent manage! &) inefficiencies ma% be concealed in ast !esults ) manage!s ma% ha"e coo0ed the boo0s Answe!+ & iff+ , L-+ 71 AA&SB+ /eflecti"e thin0ing s0ills s0ills Lea!ning -utcome+ iscuss basic budgeting concets and identif% and !ea!e the budgets that com!ise the maste! budget >) A budget is an e3amle of an info!mal business lan. Answe!+ FALSE iff+ 1 L-+ 71 AA&SB+ /eflecti"e thin0ing s0ills s0ills Lea!ning -utcome+ iscuss basic budgeting concets and identif% and !ea!e the budgets that com!ise the maste! budget ) A budget is a ualitati"e e3!ession of a lan of action. Answe!+ FALSE iff+ 1 L-+ 71 AA&SB+ /eflecti"e thin0ing s0ills s0ills Lea!ning -utcome+ iscuss basic budgeting concets and identif% and !ea!e the budgets that com!ise the maste! budget 1@) #he!e a!e fewe! benefits f!om budgeting in comanies with unce!tain un ce!tain o! comlicated en"i!onments. Answe!+ FALSE iff+ , L-+ 71 AA&SB+ /eflecti"e thin0ing s0ills s0ills Lea!ning -utcome+ iscuss basic budgeting concets and identif% and !ea!e the budgets that com!ise the maste! budget 11) Budgeted e!fo!mance goals gene!all% !o"ide a bette! basis fo! e" aluating actual e!fo!mance than ast e!fo!mance. Answe!+ #/E iff+ , L-+ 71 AA&SB+ /eflecti"e thin0ing s0ills s0ills Lea!ning -utcome+ iscuss basic budgeting concets and identif% and !ea!e the budgets that com!ise the maste! budget
1,) A ma$o! d!awbac0 of using histo!ical !esults fo! $udging cu!!ent e!fo!mance is that inefficiencies ma% be be concealed in ast e!fo!mance. Answe!+ #/E iff+ , L-+ 71 AA&SB+ /eflecti"e thin0ing s0ills s0ills Lea!ning -utcome+ iscuss basic budgeting concets and identif% and !ea!e the budgets that com!ise the maste! budget 16) An effecti"e budget !ocess communicates f!om the to down2 but not f!om the bottom u. Answe!+ FALSE iff+ , L-+ 71 AA&SB+ /eflecti"e thin0ing s0ills s0ills Lea!ning -utcome+ iscuss basic budgeting concets and identif% and !ea!e the budgets that com!ise the maste! budget 7., Questions 1) Facto!s that affect emlo%ee accetance of budgets include 44444444. A) e!cei"ed attitude of to management towa!ds budgeting bu dgeting B) le"el of a!ticiation b% emlo%ees in budget bu dget !ocess &) deg!ee of alignment between budget and emlo%ees( e!fo!mance goals ) all of the abo"e Answe!+ iff+ 1 L-+ 7, AA&SB+ /eflecti"e thin0ing s0ills s0ills Lea!ning -utcome+ iscuss basic budgeting concets and identif% and !ea!e the budgets that com!ise the maste! budget ,) *isalignment between the 44444444 st!essed in budgets and 44444444 used to !ewa!d emlo%ees and manage!s can limit the ad"antages of budgeting. b udgeting. A) e!fo!mance goals5 a!ticiati"e goals B) e!fo!mance goals5 e!fo!mance measu!es &) sales goals5 bonuses ) !esou!ce goals5 bonuses Answe!+ B iff+ 1 L-+ 7, AA&SB+ /eflecti"e thin0ing s0ills s0ills Lea!ning -utcome+ iscuss basic budgeting concets and identif% and !ea!e the budgets that com!ise the maste! budget