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What is the major benefit of tying a budget to the overall goals of the company?
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- Should a firm's cash budget relate back to its accounting profits? Do the two need to remain in sync?arrow_forwardCritically discuss how organisations develop cumulative budgeted costs.arrow_forwardExplain the role and limitations of budgeting in business organizations. Support your answer with suitable examples.arrow_forward
- Define Control. How are budgets used to control?arrow_forwardExplain what responsibility accounting is and how budgets are used in responsibility accounting. How should the traditional budget system be evolved to promote innovation within the corporation?arrow_forward1. How is the financial plan and budget related to a company’s strategic plan? 2. How do the various functional departments of an organization use financial planning (i.e. marketing, operations, sales, executive management, finance, etc.)?arrow_forward
- Explain the specific roles of planning, motivation, communication, evaluation and control in a system of budgetary controlarrow_forward1.In your own words what is budgeting? 2. What is financial planning and how it is important to the firm?arrow_forwardOrganizations rely on effective budgetary planning for successful financial performance. Explain how the roles of managers can assist organizations to achieve their budgetary goals.arrow_forward
- Why does a company's budget need to be closely linked to the needs of good strategy execution? Why might a change in strategy call for budget reallocations?arrow_forwardWhich one of the following is NOT a budgetary benefit? It establishes the organization's goal. It establishes communication between different levels of management. It reveals the organization's effectiveness. It aids in the measurement of production efficiency.arrow_forwardWhich of the following is a basic element of effective budgetary control?a. cost behavior patternsb. cost-volume-profit analysisc. standard costingd. all of the abovearrow_forward
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