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CHAPTER 10: STRATEGY AND THE MASTER BUDGET
QUESTIONS
10-1 Compel strategic planning and facilitate implementation of strategic plans. An
organization’s strategy, strategic plans, and budgets are interrelated. Preparing
budgets compels reviews of an organization’s strategy and its strategic plans and
can facilitate multiple implementations of the strategic plan. Feedback from
budgets often results in improvements to an organization’s strategy and strategic
plan.
Serve as a basis for performance evaluation. Budgets serve as the benchmark
against which actual performance can be compared. Budgets are a better basis for
judging performance than past performance for two reasons. First, budgeted
amounts take into account expected changes and improvements in the
environment. Second, past performance is a result of past events and operations
and may not be suitable to serve as a benchmark. To the extent past performance
was not effective/efficient it does not make sense to use this as the standard
against which actual performance is compared.
Motivate managers and employees. Budgets, if internalized, serve as goals for
managers and employees and, if properly implemented, can motivate them toward
achievements of the goals.
Promote coordination and communication within the organization. Budgets compel
managers to think of interdependencies and interrelationships among subunits of
the organization. A budget is also a communication device that helps all
employees and managers understand and accept the organization’s objectives and
expected roles and contributions over the coming period.
Authorization to act. The approved budget, particularly in a not-for-profit setting,
gives the manager authorization to act (make decisions, etc.).
Other benefits can include serving as a basis for resource allocation, aiding cash-
flow management, and providing authorization documentation.
10-2 A master budget is a comprehensive plan of action for a future period; as such, the
master budget includes both operating and financial budgets. An operating budget
consists of plans regarding revenues and resource acquisition/use across all major
operating areas of the organization (e.g., sales, production, purchasing, marketing,
research and development, and general administrative activities). The set of
operating budgets culminates in a budgeted income statement. Financial budgets
relate to sources and uses of funds for an upcoming period. The set of financial
budgets culminates in a budgeted statement of cash flows and budgeted balance
sheet.
10-3 Many organizations are “run by the numbers.” In these organizations managers are
held accountable for financial results and therefore need to be “data literate” as
regards the factors that combine to determine financial results. Much of this
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information needed by managers comes from the annual planning process known
as master budgeting. Therefore, their interest tends to focus on projections of
financial results and they judge the desirability of a set of operating strategies
based on the financial results projected for those strategies.
10-4 Some would argue that the primary purpose of budgets is for planning and that
problems are created when budgets are used for control and incentive-
compensation purposes. The latter use of budgets is thought to engender both
unethical practices (e.g., Enron, WorldCom) or, more prevalently, gaming behavior.
For example, people whose performance will be compared to the budget targets
may understate their potential in order to have achievable targets set. Therefore,
tying plans to after-the-fact control compromises the integrity of the information-
gathering process. Some people have argued that information used for planning
should not be used in after-the-fact control. (Standards for after-the-fact control
could, instead, be based on independent benchmark information or improvements
on previous performance.) Some organizations have designed incentive schemes
that reward people jointly on their ability to improve performance and to meet
budget projections. This approach partially mitigates the problem of gaming
behavior on the part of employees.
10-5 The sales budget is often regarded as the cornerstone in the master budget
because all operating activities in a business emanate from efforts to attain the
level of sales specified in the sales budget. A firm can complete the plan for other
activities of a period once it knows the expected sales levels for the current and the
immediate future periods. A manufacturing firm, for example, can ascertain the
number of units to be produced in coming periods based on levels of forecasted
sales and the desired ending inventory each period. The units to be produced, in
turn, affect many other activities of the firm including amount and kinds of materials
to be purchased, number of employees to be hired, levels of factory overhead, etc.
10-6 Additional factors include:
▪ Beginning and desired ending inventories of work-in-process (WIP) and
finished goods
▪ The required material inputs (in lbs., liters, etc.) for each product
▪ Beginning and desired ending inventories of direct materials
▪ The cost of materials (per lb., liter, etc.)
10-7 A cash budget that is prepared according to the statement of cash flows required
for external reporting purposes generally includes five components:
▪ Beginning-of-period cash balance
▪ Net cash flow from operations
▪ Cash flow from investing activities
▪ Cash flow from financing activities (e.g.,new financing andrepayment of
principal)
▪ End-of-period cash balance
Finally, both ABB and TDABB facilitate the budgeting process because both
systems tend to reduce the amount of “negotiations” that occur. That is, there is
less room to negotiate because once the production and sales plan for the
upcoming period has been determined, the resources requirements (and therefore
resource budgets) are all but automatically determined.
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10-11 A fixed-performance contract refers to the performance associated with the results
reflected in the master (static) budget that is prepared at the beginning of the
year. This amount is “fixed” in the sense that the amount is negotiated prior to the
beginning of the budget period and not adjusted afterwards. For incentive-
compensation purposes, actual performance (e.g., operating income generated)
can be compared to this fixed budgeted amount, hence the term “fixed-
performance contract.”
From a planning perspective, the use of fixed-performance targets lead to a
narrow (i.e., artificially short) horizon. From a control standpoint, such fixed-
performance contracts have been criticized because they encourage both gaming
behavior and other ethically questionable behavior. In short, under such contracts
managers are motivated to “do whatever it takes, but no more” to achieve the
(fixed) budgeted target.
10-12 What-if analysis, within the context of budgeting, refers to the process of varying
one or more budget inputs for the purpose of examining the resulting effect on a
variable of interest (e.g., budgeted sales, operating income, or operating cash
flows). Scenario analysis can be viewed as the result of simultaneously changing
two or more inputs and examining the resulting effect on a variable of interest.
The basic version of Excel can perform three kinds of what-if analyses: scenarios,
data tables, and Goal Seek. Scenarios and data tables take sets of input values
and determine possible results. A data table works only with one or two variables,
but it can accept many different values for those variables. A scenario can have
multiple variables, but it can accommodate only up to 32 values. Goal Seek works
differently from scenarios and data tables in that it takes a result and determines
possible input values that produce that result. In addition to these three methods,
an Excel add-in, Solver, can be used to perform “what-if” analyses. The Solver
add-in is similar to Goal Seek, but it can accommodate more variables.
See the following tutorials for additional information about performing what-if
analyses using Excel 2016, Excel 2013, and Excel 2010:
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4. Using Goal Seek in Excel:
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10-13 The term “relative-performance contract” means that the basis against which
actual managerial performance is compared is either an internal or an external
benchmark, rather than budgeted performance embodied in the annual master
budget. It means, benchmarking actual performance against peer performance for
purposes of determining incentive compensation and managerial rewards.
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BRIEF EXERCISES
10-14
Q2 Q3
Sales—2019 16,000 15,000
Plus projected 25% increase for 2020 4,000 3,750
Estimated sales volume—2020 20,000 18,750
× Estimated unit selling price—2020 $4.00 $4.00
Estimated sales dollars—2020 $80,000 $75,000
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10-19 Collection of Credit Sales—November:
30% of credit sales made in October = 0.30 × $30,000 = $9,000
70% of credit sales made in November = 0.70 × $24,000 = $16,800
Total estimated collections--November = $25,800
Note that, strictly speaking, to maintain a minimum cash balance of $30,000, the
company would have to borrow an extra $1,000 to be able to cover the interest
payment (eom) and still have at least $30,000 of cash.
Principal repayment:
Beginning-of-month cash balance
= $18,000 + ($13,000 − $130) = $30,870
Plus: net cash flow in May, prior to financing = $22,000
Cash balance prior to financing transactions = $52,870
Less: interest expense (eom) for May (see above) = ($130)
Less: minimum cash balance requirement = ($30,000)
Cash available for principal repayment = $22,740
Repayment of April borrowing = $13,000
Total financing transactions—May (Int. exp. + repay.) = $13,130
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10-23 Total budgeted marketing expenses, 4th quarter:
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EXERCISES
The financial cost of not taking advantage of the early-payment discount for
purchases made on credit can be approximated by the following formula (we use
the term “approximate” here to denote the fact that the estimate below does not
assume compounding of interest and as such provides a conservative estimate):
1. In the case of 2/10, n/30, the approximate economic cost of not taking
advantage of the early-payment discount is:
Basically, if you choose not to take the early-payment discount, you are giving
up a 2% discount (on the net amount) in return for an extra 20 days in which
to pay. There are 18.25 (365 ÷ 20) 20-day periods in a year. Note that in the
first term of this formula we divide the 2% discount rate by 98% (100% − 2%)
because, in effect, you are paying 2% to delay for 20 days paying 98% of the
total bill. So, the percentage rate you are paying in this case is really 2.0408%
of the net bill (the bill without financing cost).
2. In the case of 1/10, n/30, the opportunity cost of not taking advantage of the
early-payment cash discount is:
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10-25 Production and Materials Purchases Budgets (20-25 minutes)
Production Budget:
2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter
Budgeted sales 76,000 68,000
Desired ending inventory (5% of next quarter’s sales) + 3,400 + 4,800
Total units needed 79,400 72,800
Beginning inventory (5% of this quarter’s sales) – 3,800 – 3,400
Total units to produce 75,600 69,400
Budgeted Purchases of Direct Materials (in lbs.) for the 2nd quarter:
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10-26 Budgeted Cash Receipts and Cash Disbursements (30 minutes)
November:
Cash sales = $120,000
Collection of accounts receivable:
From Oct sales:
($100,000 × 0.95) × 0.40 × 0.75 × 0.985 = $28,073
($100,000 × 0.95) × 0.40 × 0.25 = $9,500
From Nov sales:
($150,000 × 0.95) × 0.60 × 0.75 × 0.985 = $63,163
($150,000 × 0.95) × 0.60 × 0.25 = $21,375 $242,111
December:
Cash sales = $80,000
Collection of accounts receivable:
From Nov sales:
($150,000 × 0.95) × 0.40 × 0.75 × 0.985 = $42,109
($150,000 × 0.95) × 0.40 × 0.25 = $14,250
From Dec sales:
($ 90,000× 0.95) × 0.60 × 0.75 × 0.985 = $37,898
($ 90,000× 0.95) × 0.60 × 0.25 = $12,825 $187,082
November:
From Nov purchases:
($170,000 × 0.70) × 0.25 = $29,750
From Oct purchases:
($270,000 × 0.70) × 0.75 = $141,750 $171,500
December:
From Dec purchases:
($200,000 × 0.70) × 0.25 = $35,000
From Nov purchases:
($170,000 × 0.70) × 0.75 = $89,250 $124,250
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10-27 Cash Disbursements Budget (30-35 minutes)
a. February:
20% (January) × $150,000 = $30,000
80% (February) × $120,000 = $96,000 $126,000
b. March:
20% (February) × $120,000 = $24,000
80% (March) × $90,000 = $72,000 $96,000
a. February:
20% (January) × $150,000 × 0.98 = $29,400
80% (February) × $120,000 × 0.98 =$94,080 $123,480
b. March:
20% (February) × $120,000 × 0.98 =$23,520
80% (March) × $90,000 × 0.98 = $70,560 $94,080
3. The financial cost of not taking advantage of the early-payment discount can be
approximated by the following formula:
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10-28 Cash Budget—Financing Effects (30 minutes)
November December
Financing:
Short-term borrowing, beginning of month -0- $52,000
Repayments (long-term loan principal),
end of month ($50,000) -0-
Cash Interest (@12%/year), end of month ($500) ($520)
Total Effects of Financing = (E) ($50,500) $51,480
Note: Financing of $52,000 at the beginning of December is needed to cover both the
$51,000 projected deficiency of cash (before financing effects) plus the interest charge
that would have to be made in December ($520) based on this new financing. Also
note that the cash budget is not the same as the statement of cash flows prepared for
external users, so we include interest expense as part of the financing activities.
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10-29 Cash Budget (20 minutes)
Marsha Inc.
Cash Budget for Coming Year
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10-30 Budgeted Cash Receipts: Cash Discounts Allowed on Receivables (45
Minutes)
1. Breakdown of Cash/
Sales Data Amount Bank Credit-Card Sales
June $60,000 Cash sales 40%
July $80,000 Credit cards 60%
August $90,000
September $96,000 Bank charges 3%
October $88,000
Credit sales: Collection of Credit Sales
Current month 20%
Sales Breakdown and Terms 1st month 50%
Cash and bank credit card sales 25% 2nd month 15%
Credit sales 75% 3rd month 12%
Terms 1/eom, n/45 Late charge/month 2%
Discount (if paid by eom) 1%
Schedule of Cash Receipts: September & October
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10-30 (Continued)
a) Bank service (collection) fees: These can be considered an offset to gross sales
and thus can be reflected as a deduction in determining “net sales” (see text
Exhibit 10.13). Alternatively, these amounts can be considered “selling
expenses” and, as such, be treated as an “operating expense,” (i.e., an element
of “Selling and Administrative Expenses” on the Income Statement).
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10-31 Cash Receipts and Payments (30-40 minutes)
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10-32 Retailer Budget (50 minutes)
D. Tomlinson Retail
Budgeted Merchandise Purchases
May and June
May June
Sales revenue $357,000 $342,000
SG&A expense ratio × 0.15 × 0.15
Total SG&A expense $ 53,550 $ 51,300
Non-depreciation SG&A expense $ 51,550 $ 49,300
D. Tomlinson Retail
Budgeted Cash Disbursements, June
May June
Merchandise purchases $ 225,000 $ 243,600
Non-depreciation SG&A expenses + 51,550 + 49,300
Total payables $276,550 $292,900
Payment for the current month’s payables (54%) $158,166
Owed from last month (46%) + 127,213
Budgeted cash disbursements $285,379
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10-33 Accounts Receivable Collections and Sensitivity Analysis (50 minutes)
Original Assumptions/Data:
Actual credit sales for March $130,000
Actual credit sales for April $160,000
Estimated credit sales for May $210,000
Estimated collections in month of sale 25%
Estimated collections in first month following month of sale 60%
Estimated collections in the second month after month of sale 10%
Estimated provision for bad debts in month of sale 5%
4. Revised data/assumptions:
Actual credit sales for March $130,000
Actual credit sales for April $160,000
Estimated credit sales for May $210,000
Estimated collections in month of sale 60%
Estimated collections in first month following month of sale 25%
Estimated collections in the second month after month of sale 10%
Estimated provision for bad debts in month of sale 5%
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10-33 (Continued)
5. The principal benefit is the accelerated receipt of cash, which the company can
potentially employ to pay down debt, reduce borrowing, invest, etc. Principal costs
would relate to whatever programs are needed to secure the accelerated collection
of cash. These costs could include personnel, travel, mailings, telephone, incentive
programs, and costs related to customer relations.
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10-34 Budgeting for Marketing Expenses; Strategy (50 minutes)
1. The following screen shots are from the Excel spreadsheet created for this problem.
It shows that the original monthly budgeted marketing expense is $338,000 and that
the revised (budgeted) amount is $372,628, an overall increase of 10.24%.
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10-34 (Continued-1)
2. To achieve the monthly targeted cost of $350,000, the rate of “telephone and mailing”
costs cannot increase at all (as is the case in the proposed budget); in fact, the
results of the Goal Seek analysis indicates that such rates must be decreased by
approximately 43%, as shown below:
These results are generated by completing the following dialog box that appears after
activating the Goal Seek command from the Data tab, then What-If Analysis menu in
Excel:
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10-34 (Continued-2)
3. As indicated in the text, budgets can be used both for control and for planning
purposes. The relative importance of each can be linked either to the competitive
strategy the business is pursuing or to the product life-cycle. In the present case (a
start-up company, competing on the basis of a product-differentiation strategy), the
relative emphasis of the marketing budget is likely more for planning than control.
That is, the information contained in this budget can assist the company in
determining its financing needs. However, it probably should not be used for
“controlling” (i.e., cutting) expenses in situations where the underlying expenditures
are determinants of competitive success. Further, many types of so-called
“discretionary costs” (such as marketing) are fixed (or at least “sticky”) and therefore
difficult to cut in the short run. As such, the primary benefit of the budget in such
cases is to better plan for, rather than control, the underlying expenses.
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10-34 (Continued-3)
See the following tutorials for additional information about performing What-If
analyses using Excel 2016, Excel 2013, and Excel 2010:
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9ed03c9f-7caf-4d99-bb6d-078f96d1652c
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10-35 What-If Analysis (25 Minutes)
1. What-if Analysis:
January February March
Credit Sales $100,000 $120,000 $110,000
2. Managers today work in a world of uncertainty. One way to cope with uncertainty in the master budgeting process is
to model the underlying relationships associated with the various budgets that are prepared and then to perform
sensitivity analysis. One form of sensitivity analysis is the what-if analysis described above. For Tyson Company,
this type of analysis can help the firm decide whether it might need to implement a more restrictive credit-granting
policy and, if so, how much it might be willing to spend in this regard.
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10-36 Profit Planning and Sensitivity Analysis (45 minutes)
Let "X" = required sales volume. Thus, when total cost at each alternative cost structure
is the same, we have:
Alternative 1 Alternative 2
Selling price/unit = $100.00 $100.00
Variable cost/unit = $85.00 $80.00
Contribution margin/unit = $15.00 $20.00
Operating profit target (%) = 5% 5%
Required Sales Volume (in units) = 4,000 3,000
Check:
Sales Revenue $400,000 $300,000
Variable Costs $340,000 $240,000
CM $60,000 $60,000
Fixed Costs $40,000 $45,000
Operating Profit $20,000 $15,000
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Operating Profit ÷ Sales Revenue 5.00% 5.00%
3. Sales volume in dollars needed under each alternative to achieve a profit goal of 5% on sales.
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10-36 (Continued)
Alternative 1 Alternative 2
Selling price/unit = $100.00 $100.00
Contribution margin/unit = $15.00 $20.00
Contribution margin ratio = 15.00% 20.00%
Check:
Sales Revenue $400,000 $300,000
Variable Costs $340,000 $240,000
CM $60,000 $60,000
Fixed Costs $40,000 $45,000
Operating Profit $20,000 $15,000
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10-37 Scenario Analysis (50 minutes)
2. Scenario Analysis:
$ Difference % Change
Baseline Budgeted From from
Operating Operating Baseline Baseline
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Scenario Income Income Op. Income Op. Income
Baseline $1,050,000 $1,050,000 $0 0.00%
a $1,050,000 $1,405,000 $355,000 33.81%
b $1,050,000 $935,000 ($115,000) (10.95%)
c $1,050,000 $1,295,000 $245,000 23.33%
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10-38 Cash Budgeting: Not-for-Profit Context (45 minutes)
1. An endowment fund is a gift (contribution) whose principal must be maintained but whose income may be expended by
the receiver of the gift. (You might use the example of an “endowed professorship” as an example.)
2.
Cash Budget for Tri-County Social Service Agency
(in thousands)
Quarters
I II III IV Year
Cash Balance, beginning $11 $8 $8 $8 $11
Receipts:
Grants $80 $70 $75 $75 $300
Contracts (evenly during year) $201 $201 $201 $201 $80
Mental Health Income (+5 in Qtrs. II, III) $20 $25 $30 $30 $105
Charitable donations $250 $350 $200 $400 $1,200
Total Cash Available $3812 $473 $333 $533 $1,696
Less: Disbursements:
Salaries and Benefits $3354 $342 $342 $346 $1,365
Office expenses $70 $65 $71 $50 $256
Equipment purchases & maintenance $2 $4 $6 $5 $17
Specific assistance $20 $15 $18 $20 $73
Total disbursements $4273 $426 $437 $421 $1,711
Excess (deficiency) of cash available
over disbursements ($46) $47 ($104) $112 ($15)
Financing:
Borrow from endowment fund $545 $0 $112 $0 $166
Repayments $06 ($39) $0 ($104) ($143)
Total financing effects $547 ($39) $112 ($104) $23
Cash Balance, ending $88 $8 $8 $8 $8
Notes:
1 Annual total ($80,000) ÷ 4
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2 $11,000 + $80,000 + $20,000 + $20,000 + $250,000 = $381,000
3 $381,000 – ($46,000) = $427,000
4 $427,000 – $20,000 – $2,000 – $70,000 = $335,000
5 ABS(($46,000) – $8,000) = $54,000
6 Must borrow in Qtr.; therefore, repayments = $0.
7 $54,000 (borrowings) + $0 repayments (entered as a negative)
8 Total financing effects ($54,000) + Excess (deficit) of cash available over disbursements (($46,000)) = $8,000
3. $23,000.
4. It is probable that both donations and requests for services are unevenly distributed over the year. Alternatively, the
recurring need to borrow money suggests an overreliance (dependency) on the endowment. Therefore, the agency may
want to increase requests for donations, seek additional grants, or petition for an increase in the present endowment
fund.
5. No. Assuming there is careful fiscal management, borrowing only occurs when necessary.
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10-39 Budgeting: Not-for-Profit (NFP) Context (30 minutes)
In terms of investment policy, the Guidelines state that: “Socially responsible investment involves investment
strategies based on Catholic moral principles. These strategies are based on the moral demands posed by the
virtues of prudence and justice. They recognize the reality that socially beneficial activities and socially undesirable
or even immoral activities are often inextricably linked in the products produced and the policies followed by
individual corporations. Given the realities of mergers, buyouts and conglomeration, it is increasingly likely that
investments will be in companies whose policies or products make the holding of their stock a ‘mixed investment’
from a moral and social point of view. Nevertheless, by prudently applying traditional Catholic moral teaching, and
employing traditional principles on cooperation and toleration, as well as the duty to avoid scandal, the Conference
can reflect moral and social teaching in investments.”
2. “These two major principles work together to encourage the Conference to identify investment opportunities that
meet both our financial needs and our social criteria. These principles are carried out through strategies that seek: 1)
to avoid participation in harmful activities, 2) to use the Conference's role as stockholder for social stewardship, and
3) to promote the common good.”
4. Yes.
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10-40 Budgeting for a Service Firm (75 minutes)
1.
Note: Because Consultants can be hired on a part-time basis, we round the calculation DOWN for this class of labor. The
other three labor classes are given (i.e., do not have to be planned for based on data in the problem).
Since, according to the present staffing plan and anticipated workload needs, there is an excess of senior
consultant hours, the budgeted cost for overtime hours worked by senior consultants would be $0.
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No. of consultant-weeks needed for the year = 776 (from solution to requirement #1,
above)
No. of weeks/full-time consultant/year = 48 (from solution to requirement #1, above)
No. of full-time consultants needed = 16 (776 ÷ 48, rounded down)
3. The manager's total compensation, assuming that the revenues from preparing tax
returns remains the same:
Consultant's pay:
Earning per year = $60,000
Hrs. worked/year = 1,920
Hourly pay rate = $31.25
No. of PT hours, consultants = 320
Annual Salaries:
Per partner = $250,000
Per manager = $90,000
Per senior consultant = $90,000
Per support staff = $40,000
Staffing Plan:
Partners = 1
Managers = 1
Senior consultants = 8
Full-time Consultants = 16
Support staff = 5
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AccuTax Inc.
Budgeted Operating Income
For the Year ended August 31, 2019
Revenue $3,840,000
Payroll expenses:
Partner $250,000
Manager 90,000
Senior consultants—base pay 720,000
Senior consultants—pay for overtime hours 0
Consultants:
Full-time $960,000
Part-time 10,000 970,000
Support staff 200,000 $2,230,000
General and administrative expenses 373,000
Operating income before bonus to manager $1,237,000
Less: manager's bonus 73,700
Operating income before taxes $1,163,300
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10-41 Activity-Based Budgeting (ABB) (30 Minutes)
1. Total budgeted cost for each activity and for the Business Services Division for
January 2019:
Budgeted Cost-
Activity Activity Driver Rate Total Cost
Storage 400,000 $0.4925 $ 197,000
Requisition Handling 30,000 $12.50 $ 375,000
Pick Packing 800,000 $ 1.50 $1,200,000
Data Entry 800,000 $ 0.80 $ 640,000
30,000 $ 1.20 $ 36,000
Desktop Delivery 12,000 $30.00 $ 360,000
Total Budgeted Cost for the Division $2,808,000
2. Activity-related data are not available. The only data you have is that budgeted
fixed cost per month is $1,000,000 and budgeted variable cost per carton is
$1.30. Using this approach, what is the estimated cost for the month? Compare
and comment on how your answer here differs from the answer to Requirement 1.
Budgeted total Cost for the Division for the Month of January:
Budgeted Fixed Cost $1,000,000
Budgeted Variable Cost ($1.30 × 1,170,000) $1,521,000
$2,521,000
If the appropriate cost drivers have been chosen and the cost-driver rates are
correct, then the budget based on an ABC analysis should be more accurate in
terms of depicting the resource demands of support activities of the organization
for the coming month. Put another way, the use of a single, volume-based cost
driver will not likely capture the underlying economics of the company's support
activities and associated cost.
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The ABC cost-rate data included above represent the estimated cost of resources
that are currently supplied by the company but which could be eliminated by the
introduction of an electronic order-processing system. Note, however, that to
achieve these savings, management of the company must take actions to cut
(eliminate) the underlying resource spending or deploy these resources
elsewhere. In other words, the savings will not likely occur automatically.
If the company uses a single cost-rate system based on the number of cartons
delivered, it will not be able to estimate the cost savings without special efforts to
gather additional information. That is, the existing one-variable, volume-based
model does not reflect the resource demands/resource consumption of the current
process regarding the processing of customer orders.
2. Budgeted cost for each activity and for the division as a whole, in February &
March:
Budgeted Costs by Activity and for the Division as a whole, February and March:
Activity
Activity Volume February March
Storage 400,000 $ 197,000 $ 197,000
Requisition Handling 30,000 $ 367,500 $ 360,150
Pick Packing 800,000 $1,188,000 $1,176,120
Data Entry—Lines 800,000 $ 633,600 $ 627,264
Data Entry—Requisitions 30,000 $ 35,280 $ 34,574
Desktop Delivery 12,000 $ 352,800 $ 345,744
Divisional Totals $2,774,180 $2,740,852
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3. Factors that may influence the success of a continuous-improvement (kaizen)
program include:
▪ Reasonable or achievable cost reductions.
▪ Awareness of all employees on the expected (scheduled) cost improvements
over at least the immediate future periods.
▪ Acceptance by both management and employees.
▪ Commitment of both management and employees on the strategic
importance of the success of the continuous improvement program.
▪ Close link between the scheduled improvements and performance
evaluations and rewards.
▪ Cost reductions possible from small, incremental improvements, not from
large discontinuous changes in factors such as operating processes, capital
equipment, supplier networks, or customer interactions.
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10-43 Time-Driven Activity-Based Budgeting (TDABB) (60 minutes)
Practical Budgeted
Budgeted Capacity Cost per
Resource Cost (Hours) Hour
Indirect labor support $1,000,000 20,000 $50
Computer support $500,000 500 $1,000
2. Cost-driver rates for each activity (handle production runs, and support products):
(From 1
above) Unit Budgeted
Budgeted Times Cost-Driver
Resource Cost/Hour (hours) Rate
Indirect Labor $50 10.00 $500.00
Computer support $1,000 0.40 $400.00
$900.00 per run
Activity #2: Support Products
(From 1
above) Unit Budgeted
Budgeted Times Cost-Driver
Resource Cost/Hour (hours) Rate
Indirect Labor $50 500.00 $25,000
Computer Support $1,000 50.00 $50,000
$75,000 per product
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Generally speaking, the cost of idle capacity should not be assigned to actual
units produced or customers served during the period. However, the cost of idle
capacity should not be ignored--it is someone's responsibility in the organization.
That is, the cost of idle capacity for a period should be assigned to the person or
office that authorized the level of capacity when that capacity was acquired.
Typically, this assignment would be made on a “lump-sum” basis. This
assignment provides feedback to managers regarding their resource supply/
demand decisions.
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10-44 Rolling Financial Forecasts (25 minutes)
2. Three-month forecast error rates, March through June (rounded to two decimal
places):
Note: Error rate (%) = 1 – absolute forecast error %. For example, the absolute
forecast error rate (%) for March’s sales is found by dividing the absolute value of the
forecast error for this month by the actual sales volume for the month. For purposes
of this question, the forecast error for any month (e.g., March) is defined as the
difference between the actual sales volume for the month and the sales volume for
that month provided three months earlier (i.e., December).
Calculations:
March: (ABS(92 – 100)) ÷ 92 = 8.70% (below forecast)
April: (ABS(108 – 105)) ÷ 108 = 2.78% (above forecast)
May: (ABS(98 – 105)) ÷ 98 = 7.14% (below forecast)
June: (ABS(100 – 110)) ÷ 100 = 10.00% (below forecast)
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10-45 Resource Capacity Planning/ABC (25 minutes)
Current calculation, fixed operating cost per meal = $1,100 ÷ 175 meals/day
= $6.29/meal
Recalculated fixed operating cost per meal, based on available capacity (meals per
day) = $1,100 ÷ 200 meals = $5.50/meal
2. If demand (e.g., because of competitive pressures) should drop even further and the
daily fixed operating cost per meal were recalculated, based on the lower demand,
then the average fixed cost per meal (and total cost per meal) would increase even
further. Perhaps the owners would be tempted to raise prices once again, in an
attempt to recover “cost.” In all likelihood, however, the rising prices of meals would
exacerbate the situation, leading the business to a downward (or death) spiral. Apart
from this, one could question whether it makes sense to raise prices in the face of
increased competition, particularly given the context (college eatery).
3. The owners of this business should consider calculating the fixed operating cost per
meal based on “practical capacity.” This practice would avoid the downward business
spiral referred to above and attributable to an escalating “cost” per meal. In fact,
using some notion of capacity would allow the owners to make an assessment of the
existence (and estimated cost) of excess (idle) capacity. If actual and planned usage
is below the level of practical capacity, then the owners would be better motivated to
either reduce spending on capacity-related resources and/or to explore alternative
uses of available capacity. In short, the use of practical capacity to estimate fixed cost
per meal would facilitate the resource capacity-planning issue that the owners of this
business now face.
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10-46 Kaizen Budgeting (50 minutes)
1. Recalculated budgeted factory overhead costs for June (rounded to nearest whole
dollar), under the assumption that, starting in May, each budgeted cost-driver rate
decreases by 0.5% relative to the preceding month.
Sample Calculations:
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2. In general, the benefits associated with a move to continuous (i.e., kaizen) budgeting
include the following:
• helps ensure that the budget is a forward-looking tool
• may help the organization stave off competition or otherwise secure a competitive
advantage
• is consistent with the move to "lean manufacturing" (to support total quality,
elimination of waste and inefficiency, etc.)
• used during the manufacturing stage and thus complements the use of target
costing (used during the design stage)
• necessarily involves employees (who are knowledgeable about operating
processes) in the planning/control system (i.e., under a kaizen approach, workers
are assumed to have better knowledge as to how cost-saving goals can be
achieved); as such, its use is consistent with theories of decentralization and
worker empowerment
4. The activity cost rates for KWS are calculated as budgeted spending (on resources)
divided by the practical capacity (i.e., supply) of resources acquired. Therefore, the rate
can go down either because total budgeted spending is decreased, or the supply of
activities is increased while holding spending constant. Both would seem to rest on
notions of increasing efficiency. Some examples, referenced to text Exhibit 10.19, might
include the following:
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Notice, too, that in order to reduce spending (on resources), management has to take
direct and deliberate action to do so. This is due in large part because some of the
activity costs in an ABC model are considered short-term fixed costs. As such, the only
way to reduce spending on these activities is to eliminate the underlying resource or
deploy to excess resources (i.e., the unused supply of resources) elsewhere in the
organization. While the activity-cost rates seem to imply short-term variable costs, in
reality they do not.
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10-47 Budgetary Slack and Zero-Base Budgeting (ZBB) (30 minutes)
2. a. From the point of view of business unit managers, budgetary slack provides:
▪ performance that will “look better” in the eyes of their superiors
▪ a coping mechanism regarding uncertainty
▪ a way to obtain what is needed since initially submitted budgets tend to be
cut during the budget-negotiation process
However, from the point of view of corporate management, the use of budgetary
slack increases the likelihood of inefficient allocation of scarce resources, and
decreases the ability to identify potential weaknesses or trouble spots in
operating activities. Further, the above statement tacitly assumes that
“performance to budget” is desirable, which may not be the case. For example,
if marketing under projects sales, then production may legitimately under
produce, resulting in unfilled customer demand, increased customer complaints,
etc.
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expenditures in order of perceived importance.
b. Atlantis Laboratories could benefit from ZBB as each of the business unit
managers would be required to identify and justify all proposed expenditures for
the upcoming year. This increased evaluation of expenditures would make it
difficult to include budgetary slack in the budget for the upcoming year and
likely uncover opportunities of cost savings and operational improvements.
c. The biggest disadvantage of ZBB is the significant amount of time and cost
involved in its implementation. In addition, the concept of zero-based budgeting
may be difficult for management to learn and accept. Atlantis must be sure that
the benefits of ZBB outweigh the associated costs.
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10-48 Budgetary Pressure and Ethics (30 minutes)
2. Yes, costs related to revenue should be expensed in the period in which the
revenue is recognized (“matching principle”). Perishable supplies are purchased
for use in the current period, will not provide benefits in future periods, and should
therefore be matched against revenue recognized in the current period. In short,
the accounting treatment for supplies was not in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Note that similar issues, but on an
extremely large basis, occurred at WorldCom and at Global Crossing. In the case
of the latter, the company was engaging simultaneously in contracts to buy and to
sell bandwidth, treating the former as capitalized expenses and the latter as
revenue for the current accounting period.
3. The actions of Gary Woods were appropriate. Upon discovering how supplies
were being accounted for, Wood brought the matter to the attention of his
immediate superior, Gonzales. Upon learning of the arrangement with P&R,
Wood told Gonzales that the action was improper; he then requested that the
accounts be corrected and the arrangement discontinued. Wood clarified the
situation with a qualified and objective peer (advisor) before disclosing Gonzales’s
arrangement with P&R to Belco’s division manager, Tom Lin—Gonzales’s
immediate superior. Contact with levels above the immediate superior should be
initiated only with the superior’s knowledge, assuming the superior is not involved.
In this case, however, the superior is involved. According to the IMA’s statement
regarding Resolution of Ethical Conduct, Wood acted appropriately by
approaching Lin without Gonzales’s knowledge and by having a confidential
discussion with an impartial advisor.
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5. Budgeted Purchases—December:
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1. Sales Budget
2. Production Budget
C12 D57
Budgeted Sales (in units) 12,000 9,000
+ Desired finished goods ending inventory 300 200
Total units needed 12,300 9,200
– Beginning finished goods inventory 400 150
Budgeted Production (in units) 11,900 9,050
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Selling Expenses:
Advertising $60,000
Sales salaries 200,000
Travel and entertainment 60,000
Depreciation 5,000 $325,000
Administrative expenses:
Offices salaries $60,000
Executive salaries 250,000
Supplies 4,000
Depreciation 6,000 $320,000
Total selling and administrative expenses $645,000
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10-51 Spring Manufacturing Company—Comprehensive Profit Plan (90 Minutes, but
much less if used in conjunction with 10-50 and completed with an Excel
spreadsheet)
1. Revised budgets:
Sales Budget
Production Budget
C12 D57
Budgeted Sales (in units) 12,000 18,000
Plus: Desired Ending Finished Goods Inventory 300 200
Total units needed 12,300 18,200
Less: Beginning Finished Goods Inventory 400 150
Budgeted Production (in units) 11,900 18,050
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We are told that for Prob. 10-51 there is no change in the variable overhead rate.
Prob. 10-50 indicates that the company uses direct labor hours (DLHs) to apply
overhead costs to outputs. Therefore, to prepare the revised budget for Factory
Overhead we need to first calculate the variable overhead (OH) rate per DLH, as
follows:
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Selling Expenses:
Advertising $60,000
Sales salaries 200,000
Travel and entertainment 60,000
Depreciation 5,000 $325,000
Administrative expenses:
Offices salaries $60,000
Executive salaries 250,000
Supplies 4,000
Depreciation 6,000 $320,000
Total Selling and Administrative Expenses $645,000
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3. While the changes are projected to increase after-tax operating income, the
company should examine the decision more closely. Although the company
increases its after-tax operating income by 37% ($176,272 ÷ $472,860), it requires a
doubling of units of D57 to achieve this. In fact, a 100% increase in units sold of D57
increases the gross profit of D57 from $758,700 to $890,921, an increase of
$132,221, while the total change in gross profit is $293,786 (from $1,433,100 to
$1,726,886). The 100% increase in D57 accounts for only 45% ($132,221
$293,786) of the increase in gross profit; C12 contributes 55% of the increase.
Further, the price increase in C12 has no effect on the units sold. This may be an
indication that C12 may have a higher potential than the firm perceived.
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10-52 Comprehensive Profit Plan with Kaizen (90 minutes, but much less if assigned in
conjunction with 10-50 and completed with an Excel spreadsheet)
1. Revised Budgets:
Sales Budget
Production Budget
C12 D57
Budgeted Sales (in units) 12,000 9,000
Plus: Desired finished goods ending inventory 300 200
Total units needed
12,300 9,200
Less: Beginning finished goods inventory 400 150
Budgeted Production (in units) 11,900 9,050
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Raw Material 3:
Budgeted Production 11,900 9,050
Pounds per Unit × 1.8 × 0.8
RM 3 needed for production 21,420 7,240 28,660
Plus: Desired Ending Inventory (lbs.) 1,500
Total RM 3 needed (lbs.) 30,160
Less: Beginning inventory (lbs.) 1,000
Required purchases of RM 3 (lbs.) 29,160
Cost per pound $0.50
Budgeted purchases, RM 3 $14,580
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Budgeted Income Statement
2. The revised budgeted after-tax operating income with Kaizen is $646,681. The
immediate benefit, therefore, is an increase of $173,820 in operating income, or 37%
from $472,860.
The firm is also likely to benefit in the long-run from the reductions in direct materials,
direct labor hours, and factory overhead required in production. Decreases in
consumption of manufacturing elements reduce wear and tear of equipment and other
facilities and lessens the need for additional capital investments/replacements.
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10-53 Cash-Flow Analysis; Sensitivity Analysis (60 minutes)
Note that the cash outflow associated with these purchases will be on
4/10/2019.
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Estimated Cash
March Sales Payment
Scenario (units) CGS % April 10th
1 100 55% $165,000
2 100 60% $180,000
3 100 65% $195,000
4 90 55% $153,450
5 90 60% $167,400
6 90 65% $181,350
7 80 55% $141,900
8 80 60% $154,800
9 80 65% $167,700
Maximum = $195,000
Minimum = $141,900
Range = $53,100
Algorithm:
Estimated payments on 10 April 2019 for purchases made on January 25th = budgeted
cost of goods sold (purchase price) per unit × number of units purchased
= budgeted CGS/unit × [Estimated sales in March + Desired EI, March – BI, March]
= budgeted CGS/unit × [Estimated sales in March + (0.3 × Estimated Sales, April) – (0.3
Estimated sales, March)]
= budgeted CGS/unit × [(Estimated sales in March + (0.3 × 100) – (0.3 Estimated Sales,
March)]
which (because April sales are assumed known and equal to 100 units) reduces to:
Given a selling price per unit of $3,000 (calculated earlier), we can evaluate the
preceding equation if we know or assume values for CGS % and Estimated sales in
March.
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Examples:
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4. Monthly cash budgets are prepared by companies such as CompUSA Inc., to plan for
their cash needs. This means identifying when both excess cash and cash shortages
may occur. A company needs to know when cash shortages will occur so that prior
arrangements can be made with lending institutions in order to have cash available
for borrowing when the company needs it. At the same time, a company should be
aware of when there is excess cash available for investment or repaying loans so that
planned usage of the excess can be made.
Sensitivity analysis, one type of which is illustrated in requirement (3) above, can be
used to help managers deal with uncertainties in the budgeting process. Sensitivity
analysis enables managers to examine how a budget would change in response to
changes in one or more underlying assumptions (such as sales volume level and
CGS%). As such, the process enables managers to monitor key assumptions and to
make timely adjustments to plans. In practice, management might view the baseline
outcome as the expected value prediction. It might define, subjectively, "optimistic"
and "pessimistic" values as those having a small probability (e.g., 10% or less).
See the following tutorials for additional information about performing what-if analyses
using Excel 2016, Excel 2013, and Excel 2010:
https://support.office.com/en-US/article/Define-and-solve-a-problem-by-using-Solver-9ed03c9f-7caf-
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10-54 Profit Planning and What-If Analysis (60 minutes)
2. Units needed to be sold for the company to meet the $300,000 pre-tax profit goal:
3. What-If Analysis
% Change
in $25 DL cost Revised Revised Breakeven Unit Change % Change in
Component Variable Cost Contribution volume in Breakeven Breakeven
Situation (given) per Unit Margin per Unit (units) Point Point
Baseline 0.00% $70.00 $30.00 40,000 0 0.00%
1 4.00% $71.00 $29.00 41,379 1,379 3.45%
2 6.00% $71.50 $28.50 42,105 2,105 5.26%
3 8.00% $72.00 $28.00 42,857 2,857 7.14%
Notes:
1. Revised variable cost/unit = baseline cost/unit + (assumed % change in DL cost
component × labor cost component of variable cost/unit). For example, Situation
1: If there is a 4% increase in the DL cost per unit, the revised variable cost/unit
would be $71.00/unit = $70.00/unit + (0.04 × $25.00/unit) = $70.00/unit +
$1.00/unit = $71.00/unit.
2. Revised contribution/unit = selling price/unit – revised variable cost/unit. For
example, Situation 1: With a 4% increase in the DL cost/unit, the revised
contribution margin/unit = $29.00 = $100.00 – $71.00/unit.
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Notes (continued):
Solution Using Goal Seek in Excel (NOTE: Before running Goal Seek, make
sure under File → Options→ Formulas, that the box labeled “Iterative
Calculation” is checked, that a large number is entered into the space for
“Number of Iterations,” and that "Maximum Change" is set at 0.0001.)
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Note: formula in cell E97 is: =E95-E96; formula in cell E98 is: =E97/E95
Step Two: Call the Goal Seek Routine in Excel (go to Data, then Data Tools, What-If
Analysis, then Goal Seek). Set up Goal Seek as follows:
5. As stated in the chapter, inputs to the construction of individual budgets are subject to
uncertainty. That is, the inputs represent forecasts (e.g., selling price per unit, sales
volume, and sales mix) and therefore are subject to estimation error. What-if analysis
is a tool that allows us to vary one or more of these inputs in order to examine the
resulting effect on one or more budgets (e.g., operating income or cash
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using Excel 2016, Excel 2013, and Excel 2010:
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10-55 Budgeting Customer Retention and Insurance-Policy Renewal; Sensitivity Analysis (75-90 Minutes)
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2.
As stated in the chapter, inputs to the construction of individual budgets are subject to
uncertainty. That is, the inputs represent forecasts (e.g., selling price per unit, sales
volume, and sales mix) and therefore are subject to estimation error. What-if analysis
is a tool that allows us to vary one or more of these inputs in order to examine the
resulting effect on one or more budgets (e.g., operating income or cash flows). In
essence, we attempt to determine how sensitive our budgets and forecasted financial
statements are with respect to assumptions we are making as to the value of input
factors. For example, in the present case we might be interested in knowing how the
assumption of mid-term cancelation rate affects monthly premium--is premium revenue
sensitive to this assumption? If so, then management may want to carefully monitor
and control this rate.
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1
3. Sensitivity Analysis: Revision of the original 12-month budget created above in (1) to
reflect a decrease in the policy-renewal rate to 80.0% and a change in the mid-term
cancellation rate to 0.75%. (See following page for answer.)
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Recap:
Premiums Earned, original assumptions $116,462,500
Premiums Earned, revised assumptions $114,739,793
% change -1.48%
Estimated policy renewals, end of year:
Original assumption 80,038
Revised assumption 73,090
% change -8.68%
4. This question is meant to reinforce real-world complexities in the budget-
preparation process and the interrelationship (articulation) of various sub-budgets.
The following are some additional considerations for the present insurance
company example:
a) The schedules presented above assumed that the renewal date for all
policyholders was the end of December. Naturally, this is a simplification. In
reality, policyholders renew their policies throughout the entire year. Thus,
one can view the present analysis as 1/12th of the budgets that would have to
be prepared.
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10-56: Budgeting Insurance Policy Volume and Monthly Revenues (75-90 Minutes)
1. Monthly budgets broken down into three parts: market size and volume; volume for National Auto Insurance
Company; and, Premium Revenues earned.
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2. What additional real-life refinements would you envision for the budgets you
prepared above in (1)? What additional budgets would you anticipate preparing for
the company were you in charge of the budget-preparation process?
• The above calculations and budgets deal solely with forecasted volume (#
of policies) and premiums revenue ($). The output of the budgets we
prepared would then be used to prepare other budgets for the company.
In this sense, and similar to the extended example in the chapter, we say
that the budgets articulate with one another. For example, once a budget
for volume and sales has been prepared, the company can proceed to
prepare a "cost of claims" budget. In turn, information from both of these
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budgets would be used to forecast staffing needs, what we might call
"claims handling." Claims processing times, the mix of "simple" versus
"complicated" claims, the average time to process a claim, the time
available per day (month) for each claims handler, the % of submitted
claims that are paid would all be "drivers" that would be incorporated into
the claims-processing budget.
Pros
1. Driver-based budgeting (e.g., traditional activity-based budgeting (ABB) or
time-driven activity-based budgeting) reduces the time to produce a budget
or to reforecast.
2. Driver-based budgeting requires fewer iterations--that is, it reduces the "give
and take" and time devoted to the "negotiations" aspect of traditional
budgets.
3. Driver-based budgeting saves costs--for example, overtime payments
(required to support time-consuming traditional budgeting processes) can
be eliminated; similarly, part-time (temporary) help to support the traditional
budget-preparation process can be reduced or eliminated. Managers are
"freed" to attend to more strategic imperatives.
4. Driver-based budgets make managers accountable--situations such as
decreases in efficiency or idle capacity become more visible under driver-
based budgeting.
5. Driver-based budgeting provides insight and agility--if drivers are
appropriately chosen, then information about # of transactions and cost-
driver quantities for the period aid in the end-of-month evaluation of
operating performance. As well, this budgeting process provides valuable
non-financial information, which can be incorporate into the organization's
Balanced Scorecard (BSC).
6. Driver-based budgeting reduces risk exposure--if performance drivers are
appropriately defined and included in the budget, then management can
readily evaluate different risks and scenarios (mix of products/services sold,
productivity ratios, unit resource costs, etc.).
7. Driver-based budgeting may decrease the amount of "gaming behavior" on
the part of managers and employees. With driver-based budgeting causal
relationships are transparent, a situation that can limit the opportunity for
"gaming." There is simply less opportunity to fool senior managers if all of
the assumptions in budgets are laid out for everyone to see.
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Cons
1. Driver-based budgeting is perceived to be difficult to implement.
2. Driver-based budgets require a sophisticated information processing system-
-that is, the ability to capture, across the organization, key resource drivers,
activity cost drivers, and activities.
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10-57 Budgets for a Service Firm (45-60 Minutes)
▪ The cash contribution from lessons and classes will decrease because the
projected wage increase for lesson and class employees is significantly greater
than the projected increases in revenues (i.e., in additional volume). Last year
(2010), the cash generated from these operations was $39,000 ($234,000 –
$195,000). The 2021 projection is only $12,675 ($304,200 – $291,525).
▪ Operating expenses are increasing faster than revenues from membership fees.
Last year (2020), cash generated from regular operations was $91,000
[($355,000 + $2,000) – ($461,000 – $195,000)]. The 2021 projection is only
$92,482 [($402,215 + $2,667) – ($603,925 – $291,525)]. The increase in cash
from regular operations is projected to be about 1.6% [($92,482 - $91,000) ÷
$91,000], whereas these revenues are projected to increase 13%.
▪ Triple-F Health Club seems to have a cash-management problem. The club does
not generate enough cash from operations to meet its obligations. It may not be
able to meet expenditures for day-to-day operations if the trend continues. To
avoid cash crises, the club should prepare monthly cash budgets to help cash
management.
3. Jane Crowe's concern regarding the board's expansion goals is justified. The 2021
budget projections show only a minimal increase in the cash balance (i.e., an
increase of only $2,757). The total cash available is well short of the $60,000 annual
additional cash needed for the land purchase. If the Board desires to purchase the
adjoining property, it is going to have to consider increases in fees, refinancing
existing debt, or other methods of financing the acquisition (such as additional
mortgage debt or membership bonds).
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Price
2020 Growth Increase 2021
Operating Cash Inflows:
Annual membership fees $355,000 3.0% 10.0% $402,215
Lesson and class fees 234,000 30.0% 304,200
Miscellaneous 2,000 33.33% 2,667
Total Operating Cash Inflows $591,000 $709,082
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10-58 Budgeting and Sustainability (75 minutes)
For purposes of illustration (and for requirement 3 below), the cell reference for $13,125
(above) is G24; the cell reference for $60,000 (above) is G14.
Requirement #2: Assume the Switch to the New Compound and the Introduction of Continuous-
Improvement (Kaizen) Budgeting
Estimated increase in processing cost, per year with new compound (from above) = $73,125
Cell references (in Excel file solution): $73,125 = cell G54 (=cell G44); $4,687.50 = cell
G64 (=SUM(G59:G63)); $56,250.00 = cell G65.
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Thus, strictly speaking, it is better to incur the fine rather than change to the new cleaning
compound, even after implementing Kaizen budgeting.
For Requirement 3 (below), assume the following input data (cell entries):
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Requirement 3
a. Determine the Monthly Cost-Reduction Rate that would Equate the net increase in year-one total
processing costs (materials + labor + electricity) with the anticipated fine
Difference between the fine and net increase in year-one processing costs $9,599.52
Note: cell E19 contains the assumed monthly rate of cost decrease; cell G95
contains arithmetic difference between the cost of the fine and the net increase in
processing costs—other than materials cost, and after implementing kaizen
budgeting. The value “0” in the above formulation essentially solves for the
breakeven level: that is, the rate of monthly cost savings needed to equate the
value of the fine and the increased processing costs due to the new compound, but
after implementing kaizen. As shown below, Goal Seek provides the answer:
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$60,000 ($73,125 − $13,125)--an amount exactly equal to the estimated
fine. Note, however, that such a dramatic increase in productivity is highly
questionable.
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b. The cost per pound for the new compound that would equate the anticipated fine with
the net year-one costs, assuming no kaizen budgeting plan (i.e., no reduction per month
in processing costs):
Cost differential: anticipated fine and net one-year processing costs, with no kaizen
budgeting plan = $13,125
Note: the above value is contained (in this example) in cell G121, which in turn is
defined as the contents from cell G45, which contains the difference between the
anticipated cost of the fine, $60,000 (entered in cell G35) and the expected increase
in material cost associated with the use of the new compound (G44), as shown
below:
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Cell E17 contains the cost of the new compound, per pound of laundry; cell G121
contains the cost difference: the anticipated fine versus the increased processing
cost attributable to the use of the new compound.
In other words, if the price of the new compound were to be reduced from $2.25
per pound of laundry to $2.00 per pound of laundry, with no other changes, then
the owner would be indifferent between incurring the estimated fine ($60,000) and
using the new (higher-priced) compound. Of course, other considerations may
affect the ultimate decision.
Finally, as the present example shows, effective kaizen budgeting may require
collaborative work with individuals/companies across the value chain. David Duncan
is more likely to achieve his cost-reduction goals by working with his suppliers. As
indicated above, if the cost of the new compound can be decreased by only $0.25
per pound of laundry processed, David would be indifferent (solely on an expected
cost basis) between incurring the fine ($60,000) and the increased processing cost
associated with the use of the new compound ($60,000 as well). Note, however, that
a $0.25/pound reduction amounts to about 11%. This level of reduction may not be
possible if the supplier cannot also reduce costs (e.g., via kaizen [continuous-
improvement] methods).
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5. Other (Strategic and Operational) Considerations that Might Affect the Ultimate
Decision:
• What impact, perhaps negative, will the kaizen budgeting approach have on
employee morale?
• Will the quest to achieve aggressive levels of cost reduction have a negative
effect on service quality?
• Will the use of the new, environmentally friendly cleaning compound have a
beneficial effect on the image of the business and therefore on sales?
• Would the use of the new cleaning compound have a beneficial impact on
employee health/working conditions?
• If the existing cleaning compound were to continue to be used, would it require
any special handling costs/preventative measures (e.g., employee health and
safety)?
• Would incurring a fine (rather than incurring increased operating costs)
negatively affect the image of the business, and therefore future service
demand? (Would negative media coverage reduce demand?)
• Does the existing cleaning compound create a hazardous work environment for
employees (the problem is silent on this issue)?
• If the existing cleaning compound is considered hazardous to employee well-
being, is there an effect on employee absenteeism? Or, more critically, are there
potential liability issues should employees become sick, permanently disabled, or
suffer death as a result of long-term exposure to the compound?
• Duncan's business essentially consists of two service lines/segments:
commercial and individual. Is there a differential effect on marketing activity for
these two groups? (That is, do these groups differ in their response to either
positive or negative media coverage?)
• Would it make more sense for Duncan to invest in new technology, which might
bring the company into full compliance with current emission requirements?
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10-59 Ethics in Budgeting/Budgetary Slack (40 minutes)
1. a. The reasons that Marge Atkins and Pete Granger use budgetary slack include
the following:
▪ These employees are hedging against the unexpected (i.e., they use slack to
deal with or reduce uncertainty and risk).
▪ Budgetary slack allows employees to “look good,” (i.e., to exceed
expectations and/or show consistent performance). This is particularly
important when performance is evaluated on the basis of actual versus
budgeted results.
▪ Employees who are able to blend personal and organizational goals through
budgetary slack and show good performance generally are rewarded with
higher salaries, promotions, and bonuses.
▪ By “padding the budget,” the manager is more likely to get what he/she
actually needs in terms of resources for the upcoming period.
b. The use of budgetary slack can adversely affect Atkins and Granger, and the
organization as a whole by:
2. The use of budgetary slack, particularly if it has a detrimental effect on the company,
may be unethical. In assessing the situation, the IMA’s Statement of Ethical
Professional Practice can be consulted (www.imanet.org). This statement notes that
“a commitment to ethical professional practice” includes: overarching principles
(expressions of core values) and a set of standards intended to guide actual conduct
and practice.
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Though not asked for in the original CMA exam problem, you might want to discuss
with students how, in practice, they would deal with ethical dilemmas. In its
Resolution of Ethical Conflict statement, the IMA provides the following guidance:
1. Discuss the issue with your immediate supervisor except when it appears that
the supervisor is involved. In that case, present the issue to the next level. If
you cannot achieve a satisfactory resolution, submit the issue to the next
management level. If your immediate superior is the chief executive officer or
equivalent, the acceptable reviewing authority may be a group such as the
audit committee, executive committee, board of directors, board of trustees, or
owners. Contact with levels above the immediate superior should be initiated
only with your superior’s knowledge, assuming he or she is not involved.
Communication of such problems to authorities or individuals not employed or
engaged by the organization is not considered appropriate, unless you believe
there is a clear violation of the law.
3. Consult your own attorney as to legal obligations and rights concerning the
ethical conflict.
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In addition to gaming behavior, some critics suggest that excessive reliance on budget-
based incentive contracts leads to unethical and even fraudulent behavior. This
conclusion is based on the view that in an attempt to meet budgeted performance
requirements (which are tied to compensation), managers resort to questionable, if not
illegal, behaviors. Enron and WorldCom serve as good examples.
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doing they may be considered in connection with the remarks of their
critics and a just comparison made. In presenting the views of
Quaker educators reference may be made to salient points in the
criticism, which seem out of keeping with the ideas set forth and
without foundation as matters of fact.
There are quite a number of men, in the brief [Sidenote: Only a
period studied, who stand out clearly and express few of the leaders’
themselves definitely in favor of education, though statements to be
considered]
they do not consider it the first requisite for a
minister of the gospel.[76] From this number it will be feasible to
select only a few for the chief consideration, relegating the remainder
to a place of comparative unimportance and incidental notice. The
work of George Fox, though he was poorly educated, had a
remarkable effect on the educational work of the society. But it is not
necessary to review that in the present chapter as it has been
presented in the first.[77]
By far the most familiar of all characters in Quaker history is that of
William Penn. And to his influence must be attributed largely the
hearty interest in education shown, not only in Philadelphia, but also
in the surrounding communities. He was well educated, but it is not
desired to make a case for or against him on the basis of his
education; let us judge by his written or spoken expression and
actual procedure in practice. No attempt is made to prove or
disprove his contentions as to what was right or wrong, necessary or
unnecessary in education. The questions asked in his case and the
others that follow is: What did they approve or disapprove of in
education?
Not only in works that might be called strictly [Sidenote: Penn
educational did Penn give educational advice, recommends
valuable alike to youth and to parents, the directors practical virtues]
of youth. His advice to his children on the value of
diligence and its necessity for success, and the propriety of frugality,
even in the homes of the rich, embodies many of the most essential
principles in education at any time. It is especially applicable to the
education of the man of business, emphasizing the importance of the
practical duties in life. Some pointed statements are especially
worthy of repetition.
[Sidenote:
Diligence ... is a discreet and understanding Diligence]
application of onesself to business; ... it loses
not, it conquers difficulties.... Be busy to a [Sidenote:
Frugality]
purpose; for a busy man and a man of business
are two different things. Lay your matters and diligence
succeeds them, else pains are lost.... Consider well your end,
suit your means to it, and diligently employ them, and you will
arrive where you would be....[78] Frugality is a virtue too, and
not of little use in life, the better way to be rich, for it hath less
toil and temptation.... I would have you liberal, but not
prodigal; and diligent but not drudging; I would have you
frugal but not sordid.[79]
7. And to the end that the children of the poor [Sidenote: Indians
people, and the children of Indians may have and the poor to be
the like good learning with the children of the educated
cost]
free of
SUMMARY
This chapter treats of the attitude of Friends [Sidenote:
towards education. At the beginning there is Summary of
presented a criticism of S. H. Cox, which is a Cox’s position]
concrete example of the type of criticism referred to
in these pages. Following this there are presented the educational
views of several Friends,—Penn, Barclay, Benezet, Woolman,
Whitehead, Crouch, Tuke, and Thomas Budd, in order that the
reader may judge of the truth or error presented in the criticism. The
chief points made in Cox’s criticism are: (1) hostility of the Quaker
system to classical education, (2) general hostility of the Friends to
colleges and seminaries of learning, and (3) that the “light within”
was sufficient without any education.
From the material next presented it is shown [Sidenote:
that: (1) Penn recommended both practical and Summary of
higher education, (2) useful arts and sciences are points maintained
by certain Quaker
recommended to be taught in public schools, (3) leaders]
the classics were introduced as a part of the
curriculum in the Penn Charter School, and also in other schools
established by the society, (4) Barclay explains that the society holds
a classical education not absolutely necessary for a minister, though
it is useful, (5) the learning of languages is recommended by the
London Yearly Meeting, (6) education is advocated by Benezet as a
religious and social duty; the education of the poor and unfortunate
classes and races is urged; a higher education for schoolmasters is
recommended, (7) Woolman urges the education of Negroes and
Indians as a social duty; the responsibility is placed on the individual,
(8) Crouch states that Hebrew, Greek, and Latin are recognized as
useful and are not opposed when taught for that purpose, (9) Budd,
one of the early Quakers in Pennsylvania, introduced a very
comprehensive and Utopian scheme for (a) industrial education and
(b) higher education, proposing to organize it under the control of the
General Assembly, and (10) indications are that progress, within the
teaching body in Friends’ institutions, is quite comparable with that of
other institutions, though there is no attempt to produce conclusive
evidence either to that effect or the contrary.
CHAPTER IV
EDUCATION IN PHILADELPHIA[124]
The plan for education as above set forth was [Sidenote: Quaker
not destined to be the one followed consistently for Council provides
more than a century and a half of development, a school]
though throughout the first decades the relations
between the schools of Friends and the governing Council were very
close.[136] It is significant that the first school was actually ordered by
the Council, in keeping with Penn’s provisions. About one year after
Penn’s arrival in Philadelphia the educational problem came to the
attention of the Council and received decided recognition, as the
following witnesses:
On “11th month, 9th, 1682,” the Friends met and [Sidenote: The
enacted business relating chiefly to the sick, a first meeting of
meeting house, purchase of books and such other record]
details of importance, but made no reference to [Sidenote: The
schools or the education of youth.[144] This probable length of
Flower’s tenure
remained true for all meetings till 1689,[145] the as teacher]
chief part of business in the meantime having to do
with either (1) strictly religious affairs or (2) raising money for the
poor and the orphans. The absence of any remarks or any plans for
schools from 1682 to 1689 is more easily understood when it is
recalled that the school under Enock Flower was set up in 1683.[146]
There is no evidence to prove definitely that Flower continued as
schoolmaster during the whole of this time, but (1) the absence of
any record of change, (2) no record of schools kept by the Friends
Meeting, (3) the fact that he was a teacher of long experience
(twenty years) and probably as satisfactory as any to be found, and
(4) the absence of keen competition on the part of neighboring
places to draw him away, would lead one to believe it probable that
he remained there for the greater part of the period at least.
In 1689 Friends determined to establish a school, designed to
meet the demands of rich and of poor,[147] which does not seem at
all strange since they were known to have been supporting their poor
and the orphans by subscriptions since their first establishment.[148]
The transaction of the business relating thereto was performed in the
monthly meeting and referred to the quarterly meeting (higher) for its
approval. The following extract from the records of the meeting gives
the result of their decision: