Questions from General Accounting


Q: (a) What is a budget? (b)

(a) What is a budget? (b) How does a budget contribute to good management?

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Q: Kate Cey and Joe Coulter are discussing the benefits of budgeting.

Kate Cey and Joe Coulter are discussing the benefits of budgeting. They ask you to identify the primary advantages of budgeting. Comply with their request.

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Q: Perez Company uses both standards and budgets. For the year,

Perez Company uses both standards and budgets. For the year, estimated production of Product X is 500,000 units. Total estimated cost for materials and labor are $1,300,000 and $1,700,000. Compute the...

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Q: In the Assembly Department of Hannon Company, budgeted and actual manufacturing

In the Assembly Department of Hannon Company, budgeted and actual manufacturing overhead costs for the month of April 2014 were as follows All costs are controllable by the department manager. Prepa...

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Q: Standard costs facilitate management planning. What are the other advantages of

Standard costs facilitate management planning. What are the other advantages of standard costs?

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Q: (a) “Accounting plays a relatively unimportant role in budgeting

(a) “Accounting plays a relatively unimportant role in budgeting.” Do you agree? Explain. (b) What responsibilities does management have in budgeting?

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Q: (a) Explain the similarities and differences between standards and budgets

(a) Explain the similarities and differences between standards and budgets. (b) Contrast the accounting for standards and budgets.

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Q: What factors should be considered in setting (a) the

What factors should be considered in setting (a) the direct materials price standard and (b) the direct materials quantity standard?

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Q: What is participative budgeting? What are its potential benefits? What

What is participative budgeting? What are its potential benefits? What are its potential disadvantages?

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Q: What is budgetary slack? What incentive do managers have to create

What is budgetary slack? What incentive do managers have to create budgetary slack?

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