WHAT IS THE FUTURE FOR C&C? Cash flow has been a problem. Is $7,000 in cash enough to operate on? C&C has borrowed money to finance operations An increase in award jacket sales may be the answer to more cash C&C’s president, George Douglas, wants to decrease inventory levels, but he is concerned that customer satisfaction will be affected WHAT IS A BUDGET? An operating plan expressed in dollars Shows how resources will be committed during the coming period Helps plan for the future Communicates corporate direction and coordinates corporate efforts THE ROLES OF BUDGETING BUDGETING INFORMATION FLOWS TOP-DOWN BUDGETS: ADVANTAGES Increase probability that the organization’s strategic plans will be incorporated in planned activities Enhance coordination among divisional plans and objectives Use top management’s knowledge of overall resource availability Reduce the time frame for the budgeting process TOP-DOWN BUDGETS: DISADVANTAGES May result in dissatisfaction, defensiveness, and low morale among individuals who must work under the budget Reduces the feeling of teamwork May limit the acceptance of the stated goals and objectives May create a view of the budget as a punitive device BOTTOM-UP BUDGETS: ADVANTAGES Gathers information from persons most familiar with the needs and constraints of organizational units Allow organizational units to coordinate with one another Lead to better morale and higher motivation Develop a high degree of acceptance of and commitment to organizational goals and objectives by operating management BOTTOM-UP BUDGETS: DISADVANTAGES Require significantly more time Effects of managerial participation may be negated by top-management changes Managers may be ambivalent or unqualified to participate, creating an unachievable budget May cause managers to introduce slack into the budget WHAT IS A STANDARD? Benchmark for measuring performance – an expectation What are some examples of standards you are familiar with? In accounting, you can think of it as a budget of a single unit of output THE STANDARD CONTINUUM PRACTICAL IDEAL Where do you want to be? Tight, but attainable Perfection, “Factory Heaven” IDEAL STANDARDS ADVANTAGES Motivational tool Constant reminder to workers of need for increased efficiency DISADVANTAGES De-motivating because you know you can never achieve the standard Employees may take shortcuts and reduce effectiveness Poor planning tool PRACTICAL STANDARDS ADVANTAGES Motivate employees to perform Good planning tool DISADVANTAGES ??? SETTING STANDARDS Standards are set for both quantity and price of each input (materials, labor and overhead) Estimated cost to manufacture a single unit of product or perform a single service A budget for a single unit of output HOW DO YOU SET MATERIALS STANDARDS? What are the inputs? What is the required quality of each input? How much of each input is required? How much does each unit of input cost? C&C DIRECT MATERIALS STANDARDS HOW DO YOU SET LABOR STANDARDS? What are the operations required to produce the product? How long does it take to perform each operation? Who performs each operation and how much are they paid? C&C DIRECT LABOR STANDARDS Item Rate Base hourly rate $8.00 Payroll taxes 0.60 Fringe benefits 1.00 Standard direct labor rate Activity $9.60 Direct Labor Hours Cutting .02 Sewing .18 Machine down-time .01 Rest period .03 Standard direct labor hours .25 $9.60 per direct labor hour x .25 direct labor hours = $2.40 HOW DO YOU SET OVERHEAD STANDARDS? The predetermined overhead rate COMPONENTS OF THE MASTER BUDGET SALES BUDGET Shows budgeted sales revenue for the period, which flows to the budgeted income statement for the period Begins with the sales forecast, which typically will be prepared by the sales and marketing departments Requires a forecasted sales price in addition to the sales volume forecast Is prepared for each product C&C’S SALES BUDGET Notice that the individual sales budget amount flows to the overall sales budget. SELLING & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE BUDGET Shows expenses to be incurred to support the budgeted level of sales Includes variable and fixed expenses Pay special attention to non-cash expenses such as bad debt expense and depreciation expense. These expenses do not flow to the cash budget. C&C’S S&A EXPENSE BUDGET Don’t forget to subtract the non-cash expenses to determine the amount of cash expenditures that will carry through to the cash budget. PRODUCTION BUDGET Shows when and how many units to produce in order to meet budgeted sales volume Includes budgeted ending inventory of finished goods to provide a cushion for unexpected sales A retail establishment will have a purchases budget rather than a production budget Budgeted Sales + Budgeted End. Inv. _ Budgeted Beg. Inv. = Budgeted Production C&C’S PRODUCTION BUDGET Notice that budgeted ending inventory is based on the next period’s budgeted sales volume Notice that budgeted beginning inventory is the previous period’s budgeted ending inventory DIRECT MATERIALS PURCHASES BUDGET Shows when and how much of each direct material to purchase in order to meet the production budget Includes budgeted ending inventory of direct materials to provide a cushion for production errors or supply shortfalls Is prepared for each direct material input used in the production process C&C’S DIRECT MATERIALS BUDGET Budgeted inventory levels are calculated using the same principle as in the production budget. Notice that you must convert from units of finished goods to units of the direct material – here from pants to yards of fabric. DIRECT LABOR BUDGET Shows when and how much of each direct labor category to employ in order to meet the production budget May use average standard wage rates for each class of direct laborer rather than actual wage rates for each employee C&C’S DIRECT LABOR BUDGET If the standard production time is stated in minutes, you must convert to the hour decimal equivalent since the standard wage rate is stated on an hourly basis. MANUFACTURING OVERHEAD BUDGET Is based on budgeted production levels of the overhead application base Uses the predetermined overhead rate for variable overhead Assumes budgeted fixed overhead cost is incurred evenly throughout the budget period Pay special attention to non-cash expenses such as depreciation expense that do not flow to the cash budget. C&C’S OVERHEAD BUDGET Application base × variable overhead POR Don’t forget to subtract the non-cash expenses to determine the amount of cash expenditures that will carry through to the cash budget. ENDING INVENTORY AND COGS BUDGET Shows desired levels of ending inventory Assists in the preparation of budgeted balance sheet and income statement C&C’S ENDING RAW MATERIALS BUDGET DM usage is based on budgeted production and standard DM cost per unit C&C’S ENDING FINISHED GOODS BUDGET C&C’S COST OF GOODS SOLD BUDGET THE CASH BUDGET = + = Cash available to spend Cash disbursements Cash excess or cash needed Short-term financing Ending cash balance CASH AVAILABLE TO SPEND CASH RECEIPTS BUDGET Based on sales budget Requires knowledge of historical accounts receivable collection patterns Distinguishes between cash sales and credit sales Provides ending accounts receivable balance for the budgeted balance sheet C&C’S CASH RECEIPTS BUDGET CASH DISBURSEMENTS CASH PAYMENTS FOR MATERIALS BUDGET Shows when payments for materials purchases will be made Requires knowledge of past accounts payable payment patterns Calculates ending accounts payable balance for the budgeted balance sheet C&C’S CASH PAYMENTS FOR MATERIALS BUDGET CASH EXCESS (NEEDED) Cash available minus cash disbursements Many banks require a minimum cash balance, and that must be figured into the amount of cash excess (needed) C&C’S CASH EXCESS (NEEDED) SHORT-TERM FINANCING This section is only prepared if there is a need to borrow money or repay previously borrowed money Shows principal and interest amounts Provides the ending cash balance for the budgeted balance sheet and interest expense for the budgeted income statement C&CS’ SHORT-TERM FINANCING C&c’s cash budget PRO-FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Reports “as-if” results rather than actual results Shows the financial position of the company assuming the budget is achieved C&C’S PRO-FORMA INCOME STATEMENT