Use of accounting techniques in preparation and analysis of budgets: cash budget, sales budget, purchases budget, production budget, labour budget, financial statements (income statement and statement of financial position)
Businesses prepare several linked budgets — for sales, production, labour, purchases, and cash — to plan future finances. Each budget feeds information into the next, ending with a forecast income statement and statement of financial position.
Formula
Production Budget = Sales Volume + Closing Inventory − Opening Inventory
Real World
JD Sports builds a sales budget each season based on footwear trend forecasts; this then drives its purchases budget, determining how many units to order from Nike and Adidas months in advance.
Exam Focus
In cash budget calculations, include timing of receipts and payments — a common error is recording sales revenue in the wrong month.
Essay Framework
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