Personal An accounting device used to plan and control resources of operational departments and divisions.Budget
At the beginning of the school year, Priscilla Wescott decided to prepare a A budget of estimated cash receipts and payments.cash budget for the months of September, October, November, and December. The budget must plan for enough cash on December 31 to pay the spring semester tuition, which is the same as the fall tuition. The following information relates to the budget:
Cash balance, September 1 (from a summer job) | $6,950 |
Purchase season football tickets in September | 90 |
Additional entertainment for each month | 240 |
Pay fall semester tuition in September | 3,800 |
Pay rent at the beginning of each month | 340 |
Pay for food each month | 190 |
Pay apartment deposit on September 2 (to be returned December 15) | 500 |
Part-time job earnings each month (net of taxes) | 860 |
a. Prepare a cash budget for September, October, November, and December. Enter all amounts as positive values except cash decrease which should be indicated with a minus sign.
Priscilla Wescott | ||||
Cash Budget | ||||
For the Four Months Ending December 31 | ||||
September | October | November | December | |
Estimated cash receipts from: | ||||
Part-time job
| $ | $ | $ | $ |
Deposit
| ||||
Total cash receipts | $ | $ | $ | $ |
Less estimated cash payments for: | ||||
Season football tickets
| $ | |||
Additional entertainment
| $ | $ | $ | |
Tuition
| ||||
Rent
| ||||
Food
| ||||
Deposit
| ||||
Total cash payments | $ | $ | $ | $ |
Cash increase (decrease) | $ | $ | $ | $ |
Plus cash balance at beginning of month
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Cash balance at end of month | $ | $ | $ | $ |
Feedback
Sometimes an item may be a decrease in one period and an increase in a different period.
Review the definitions of static budgets and flexible budgets.
What weaknesses are shown by this cash budget?
Learning Objective 2 and Learning Objective 5.
b. Are the four monthly budgets that are presented prepared as A budget that does not adjust to changes in activity levels.static budgets or A budget that adjusts for varying rates of activity.flexible budgets?
Static
c. What are the budget implications for Priscilla Wescott?
Priscilla can see that her present plan will not provide
Feedback
Sometimes an item may be a decrease in one period and an increase in a different period.
Review the definitions of static budgets and flexible budgets.
What weaknesses are shown by this cash budget?
Learning Objective 2 and Learning Objective 5.
Feedback
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