Budgeting: Planning for Success - Budgeting and Decision Making

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Part 1 – Budgeting: Planning for Success

1. Importance of Budgets
1.1 Forms and Functions
1.2 Avoiding Business Chaos
1.3 An Electrifying Case in Budgeting
1.4 Recapping Benefits of Budgeting

2. Budget Processes and Human Behavior
2.1 Budget Construction
2.2 Mandated Budgets
2.3 Participative Budgets
2.4 Blended Approach
2.5 Organizational Structure Considerations
2.6 Flattening the Organization Chart
2.7 Budget Estimation
2.8 Slack and Padding
2.9 Zero-Based Budgeting
2.10 The Impossible Budget and Employee Capitulation
2.11 Ethical Challenges in Budgeting

3. Components of the Budget
3.1 Sales Budget
3.2 Production Budget
3.3 Direct Material Purchases Budget
3.4 Direct Labor Budget
3.5 Factory Overhead Budget
3.6 Selling and Administrative Expense Budget
3.7 Cash Budget
3.8 Budgeted Income Statement and Balance Sheet
3.9 External Use Documents
3.10 Performance Appraisal

4. Budget Periods and Adjustments
4.1 Continuous Budgets
4.2 Flexible Budgets
4.3 Encumbrances

Appendix