Questions from General Accounting


Q: Jane Gilligan asks your help in understanding the essentials of effective budgeting

Jane Gilligan asks your help in understanding the essentials of effective budgeting. Identify the essentials for Jane.

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Q: What criteria are helpful in determining the length of the budget period

What criteria are helpful in determining the length of the budget period? What is the most common budget period?

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Q: Lori Wilkins maintains that the only difference between budgeting and long-

Lori Wilkins maintains that the only difference between budgeting and long-range planning is time. Do you agree? Why or why not?

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Q: Distinguish between a master budget and a sales forecast.

Distinguish between a master budget and a sales forecast.

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Q: “Incremental analysis involves the accumulation of information concerning a single course

“Incremental analysis involves the accumulation of information concerning a single course of action.” Do you agree? Why?

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Q: (a) What is budgetary control? (b)

(a) What is budgetary control? (b) Fred Barone is describing budgetary control. What steps should be included in Fred’s description?

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Q: In order to better serve their rural patients, Drs. Joe

In order to better serve their rural patients, Drs. Joe and Rick Parcells (brothers) began giving safety seminars. Especially popular were their “emergency-preparedness” talks given to f...

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Q: Cali Company has prepared a graph of flexible budget data. At

Cali Company has prepared a graph of flexible budget data. At zero direct labor hours, the total budgeted cost line intersects the vertical axis at $20,000. At 10,000 direct labor hours, the line draw...

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Q: The flexible budget formula is fixed costs $50,000 plus

The flexible budget formula is fixed costs $50,000 plus variable costs of $4 per direct labor hour. What is the total budgeted cost at (a) 9,000 hours and (b) 12,345 hours?

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Q: What is management by exception? What criteria may be used in

What is management by exception? What criteria may be used in identifying exceptions?

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