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To make sure expenses are below income

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Ignacio Green

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Budgeting and Forecasting


Explain the purpose and nature of budgeting process?

3.1 Purpose and nature of budgeting process adoptedBudget is a monetary plan of a department, project, or organization that estimates probable income and expenditure of a specific period. From government, large corporation to small company, family or individual prepare budget. Purpose of budget:Estimating future income, expenditure and obviously profitabilityProviding a financial framework to managers for decision makingAnother purpose of budgeting is to help managers to compare the estimated output with actual performanceNature of budgeting process adopted in the case:Estimated the financial environment on the basis of last budgetDetermined the probable amount of cash will be generated from sales or other activitiesDefined the required expenditure such as raw materials,labors, production overheads and advertisements.Then subtracting estimated expenses from estimated revenues. Whether the budget is surplus or deficit is determined.After review and revised then final budget is submitted.After the budget period ending, then estimated results are compared with actual result. Actually budgeting process may be differs from budget to budget, company to company.


What does the word budgeting mean?

Budgeting means making a financial plan about how much money to spend on specific items. You might say for example, I am budgeting a thousand dollars for snacks.


What are the advantages and disadvantages of incremental budgeting?

Some of the advantages of incremental budgeting are that this type of budgeting is easy and quick. Some disadvantages of incremental budgeting are that different methods for achieving the objective may not be considered and if the budget is not fully spent it can be reduced during the next period.


Where can one learn how to use zero based budgeting?

Zero based budgeting is a really good approach to planning and making decision which is the opposite of traditional budgeting. The term "zero-based budgeting" is sometimes used in personal finance to describe "zero-sum budgeting", the practice of budgeting every dollar of income received, andthen adjusting some part of the budget downward for every other part that needs to be adjusted upward.