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D542-Chapter 8&9
Managerial Accounting for managers
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Accounting
Graduate
04/04/2012

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Term
Budget
Definition

Quantitative expression of mgmts plans

  • Used for planning (forecasting)
  • Used for control (variances)
Term
Operational Plan
Definition
one year budget for next operating year (detailed)
Term
Strategic plan
Definition
looking forward 3-5 yearss
forecating budget
Term
Static budget
Definition
fixed budget, not changing
Term
Flexible budget
Definition
variable, static budget adjusted for actual activity.
Term
Continuous Budget
Definition
Rolling, comparing static to actual for month then adjust following months by comparison and adding in another month.
Term
Budget outcomes
Definition
need to have a
probable- what you think will happen
best case- good economy
worst case-bad economy
Term
Why a budget?
Definition
helps mgmt to understand where the money is going and how it is being used.
Term
Master Budget
Definition
accumulation of all divisional budgets
Term
Building a Master Budget
Definition
1. The Sales Budget
2. The Production Budget
3. Inventory Purchases
4. Direct materials Budget
5. Direct labor budget
6. Mfg overhead budget
7. Ending finished goods inv budget
8. Selling & admin budget
9. Cash Budget
10.Budgeted I/S & Balance sheet
Term
Cash budget
Definition
a detailed plan showing how cash will be acquired and used over a period of time.
Term
Control
Definition
Steps taken by mgmt to increase likelihood that all parts of the organization are working together to acheive goals set in planning stage.
Term
Responsibility accounting
Definition
a system of accountability in which managers are held responsible for those items of revenue and cost that they control.
Term
Top-down budget
Definition
key mgmt deliberates and produces a budget.
Term
Participative budget
Definition
bottom-up budget, many employees give input to the budget process.
Term
Realistic budget
Definition
combination of participative and top-down.
Term
Ways to estimating sales budget
Definition
-econometrics model
-correlate revenue to other factors
- "grassroots" survey customers
-guess
Term
Budget slack
Definition
padding the budget to hide inadequacy
Term
Relevent Range of fixed cost in budget
Definition
Fixed cost stays the same in the budget as long as it is within the standards stated by activity level
Term
Decentralization
Definition
decision making is dipersed throughout the company.
Term
Company divisions
Definition
-cost center
-revenue center
-profit center
-investment center
Term
cost center
Definition
part of company that uses resources (provide product or services)
Term
Revenue Center
Definition
part of company that generates revenue (sales)
Term
Profit Center
Definition
The entire organization is responsible for (sales-costs)in the company divisions
Term
Investment center
Definition
assets of the company generating a return (the plant or equipment)
Term
Dupont Method
Definition
ROI = Margin x Turnover
Term
Return on investment
(ROI)
Definition
Margin x Turnover
operating income/ operating assets
Term
Margin
Definition
operating income/ sales
Term
Turnover
Definition
sales/operating assets
Term
Economic value added (EVA)
Residual Income
Definition
the money generated to carry the cost of financing debt or equity.

Operating income - (assets * COC)
Term
Why not pay bonus for high ROI or give stock options
Definition
-may cause short sightedness
-may skimp on assets or repairs
-if giving bonus, pay part for ROI for year and part for the long-term average.
- stock options are instant money after vesting period and still cause short sightedness
Term
Transfer pricing
Definition
one division of a company sells a component to another division of a company, this is called
Term
Transfer pricing terms
Definition
-cost
-cost+
-negotiated
-mkt value
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