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After completing this chapter,


you should be able to:
s dene@BUDGETING
s distinguishBETWEEN
BUDGETEDANDACTUALREPORTS
s explainTHEPURPOSESOF
BUDGETING
s describeTHEBUDGETING
PROCESS
s prepareBUDGETEDREPORTS
FORCASH PROlTANDlNANCIAL
POSITION
s explainTHEUSESOFBUDGETED
REPORTS
s suggestSTRATEGIESTOADDRESS
PROBLEMSIDENTIlEDBY
BUDGETEDREPORTS
s distinguishBETWEENCASH
ANDPROlTITEMSINBUDGETED
REPORTS

s prepareA3CHEDULEOF
2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORS
s reconstructLEDGERACCOUNTS
TODETERMINEBUDGETED
lGURES
s prepareVARIANCEREPORTSFOR
CASHANDPROlT
s distinguishBETWEEN
FAVOURABLEANDUNFAVOURABLE
VARIANCES

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KEY TERMS
After completing this chapter, you should be familiar
with the following terms:
s BUDGETING
s BUDGET
s "UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENT
s "UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENT
s "UDGETED"ALANCE3HEET
s 3CHEDULEOF2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORS
s 3CHEDULEOF0AYMENTSTO#REDITORS
s VARIANCEREPORT
s #ASH"UDGET6ARIANCE2EPORT
s VARIANCE
s )NCOME3TATEMENT6ARIANCE2EPORT
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17.1 BUDGETING

budgeting
the process of predicting/
estimating the nancial
consequences of future
events
budget
an accounting report that
predicts/estimates the
nancial consequences of
future events

3OFARTHISTEXTHASDEALTONLYWITHHISTORICALTRANSACTIONS CONCENTRATINGONHOWTOIDENTIFY
RECORDANDREPORTEVENTSTHATHAVEALREADYOCCURRED4HISISALOGICALSTARTINGPOINTTO
ANALYSEBUSINESSPERFORMANCE ASWITHOUTINFORMATIONONWHATHASALREADYHAPPENED WE
AREUNABLETOIDENTIFYAREASTHATMAYNEEDTOBEIMPROVED(OWEVER ITISALSOIMPORTANT
TOKEEPANEYEONTHEFUTURE"USINESSOWNERSMUSTATTEMPTTOPREDICTWHATWILLHAPPEN
INTHEFUTURE SOTHATTHEYCANPLANAHEADANDBEPREPAREDFORWHATISLIKELYTOOCCUR
4HISISTHEFOCUSOFbudgetingTHEPROCESSOFPREPARINGREPORTSTHATestimateORPREDICT
THElNANCIALCONSEQUENCESOFLIKELYfutureTRANSACTIONS

Budgeted reports
! SMALL BUSINESS OWNER COULD PREPARE A budget ON JUST ABOUT ANY AREA OF BUSINESS
PERFORMANCE RANGING FROM HOW MANY SALES ARE MADE IN A MONTH TO HOW MUCH WILL
BE SPENT ON ADVERTISING AND HOW MANY RETURNS WILL BE MADE )N THIS COURSE WE WILL
CONCENTRATEONTHREEGENERAL PURPOSEBUDGETS
s THEBudgeted Cash Flow Statement WHICHSHOWSALLEXPECTEDFUTURECASHINmOWS
AND CASH OUTmOWS THE ACTUAL BANK BALANCE AT THE START OF THE PERIOD AND THE
EXPECTEDBANKBALANCEATTHEENDOFTHEPERIOD
s THE Budgeted Income Statement WHICH SHOWS ALL EXPECTED FUTURE REVENUES AND
EXPENSES ANDTHEEXPECTED'ROSS0ROlT !DJUSTED'ROSS0ROlTAND.ET0ROlT
s THEBudgeted Balance Sheet WHICHSHOWSALLEXPECTEDASSETS LIABILITIESANDOWNERS
EQUITYATSOMEPOINTINTHEFUTURE

Budgeted versus actual reports

STUDY TIP

)FYOUCANPREPARE
REPORTS YOUCAN
PREPAREBUDGETED
REPORTS BECAUSETHEY
CONTAINTHESAME
TYPESOFITEMS

"UDGETS OR BUDGETED REPORTS DIFFER FROM THE ACTUAL OR HISTORICAL REPORTS WE HAVE
PREPAREDSOFARINTWOKEYWAYS
s "UDGETSREPORTfutureEVENTSRATHERTHANHISTORICALEVENTS4HEYFOCUSONWHATWILL
HAPPENRATHERTHANWHATHASALREADYHAPPENED
s !SACONSEQUENCE BUDGETSUSEestimatesORpredictionsRATHERTHANACTUAL VERIlABLE
DATA
)NALLOTHERWAYS BUDGETEDREPORTSARETHESAMEASACTUALREPORTSTHEYUSETHESAME
HEADINGS ANDINCLUDETHESAMEITEMS

The importance of budgeted Sales


!SWEHAVESEENINEARLIERCHAPTERS THEACCOUNTINGREPORTS ARE INTERCONNECTED WITH
TRANSACTIONSREPORTEDINONEAFFECTINGITEMSREPORTEDINANOTHER ANDTHISISNODIFFERENT
FORBUDGETS4HISMEANSITISESSENTIALTHATTHEPREPARATIONOFBUDGETEDREPORTSBEGIN
WITHANACCURATEESTIMATEOFBUDGETEDSALES
&IRST SALES IS THE MAIN REVENUE ITEM IN THE "UDGETED )NCOME 3TATEMENT AND
GENERATESSIGNIlCANTCASHINmOWSEITHERAS#ASH3ALESOR IFCREDITSALESAREINVOLVED
AS 2ECEIPTS FROM $EBTORS 3ECOND THE LEVEL OF SALES WILL BE CRUCIAL IN ESTIMATING THE
EXPENSESTHATVARYWITHTHENUMBEROFUNITSSOLDSUCHAS#OSTOF3ALESAND7AGES AND
THEIRCORRESPONDINGCASHOUTmOWS4HIRD THELEVELOFSALESWILLAFFECTHOWMUCHSTOCKIS
PURCHASED WHICHWILL INTURN AFFECTCASHPAIDTOCREDITORS
4HE"ALANCE3HEETDOESNOTREPORTSALESDIRECTLY BUTBECAUSEITUSESlGURESDERIVED
FROMTHEOTHERTWOREPORTS ITSACCURACYISALSODEPENDANTONANACCURATEESTIMATEOF
SALES!TTHEVERYLEAST THEEXPECTEDBANKlGUREWILLCOMESTRAIGHTFROMTHE"UDGETED

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#ASH&LOW3TATEMENT ANDTHEEXPECTED.ET0ROlTOR,OSSWILLBEDETERMINEDINTHE
"UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENT

The purpose of budgeting


)N COMMON WITH ALL ACCOUNTING REPORTS BUDGETS HAVE A ROLE IN BOTH PLANNING AND
DECISION MAKING3PECIlCALLY
s "UDGETINGassistsplanningBYPREDICTINGWHATISLIKELYTOOCCURINTHEFUTURE4HIS
ALLOWS THE OWNER TO PREPARE SO THAT POSSIBLE PROBLEMS MAY BE MANAGED AND
POSSIBLEOPPORTUNITIESMAYBETAKEN
s "UDGETING aids decision-making BY PROVIDING A STANDARD AGAINST WHICH ACTUAL
PERFORMANCE CAN BE MEASURED 4HIS ALLOWS THE OWNER TO IDENTIFY AREAS IN WHICH
PERFORMANCEISUNSATISFACTORY SOTHATREMEDIALACTIONCANBETAKEN4HISCANINCLUDE
THECALCULATIONOFBUDGETEDRATIOSANDOTHERINDICATORSOFPERFORMANCE

In common with all


accounting reports,
budgets have a role in
both planning and
decision-making

REVIEW QUESTIONS 17.1

1 DeneTHETERM@BUDGETING
2 Identify THEINFORMATIONTHATISREPORTEDINA
s "UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENT
s "UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENT
s "UDGETED"ALANCE3HEET
3 StateTWODIFFERENCESBETWEENTHEINFORMATIONPRESENTEDINBUDGETEDREPORTS
ANDACTUALREPORTS
4 ExplainWHYITISIMPORTANTTOHAVEANACCURATEESTIMATEOFBUDGETEDSALES
5 ExplainHOWBUDGETSASSISTPLANNING
6 ExplainHOWBUDGETSASSISTDECISION MAKING

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)F'34ISIDENTIlED IT
CANBERECORDEDINTHE
#ASH2ECEIPTS*OURNAL

UNITS 3&4

17.2 THE BUDGETING PROCESS


)THASBEENSAIDTHATFAILINGTOPLANISPLANNINGTOFAIL SOTHEPREPARATIONOFBUDGETED
REPORTSSHOULDBEONEOFTHElRSTSTEPSINSTARTINGANEWBUSINESS(OWEVER BUDGETING
SHOULDBEAcontinuous processBUDGETSSHOULDBECOMPAREDAGAINSTACTUALREPORTSTO
ALLOWPROBLEMSTOBEIDENTIlED DECISIONSSHOULDBEMADEBASEDONTHATASSESSMENT
ANDTHENNEWBUDGETSSHOULDBEPREPAREDFORTHEnextPERIOD4HISBUDGETINGPROCESS
ISSHOWNIN&IGURE
Figure 17.1

The budgeting process

Budgeted reports are prepared,


predicting what is likely to occur

Decisions are made to improve business


performance for the next period

Actual reports are prepared to detail


what has happened in the current period

Variance reports are prepared to


highlight differences/problem areas

!BUDGETHASLIMITEDVALUEIFITISNOTUSEDTOMAKEDECISIONSTOIMPROVEBUSINESS
PERFORMANCE IN THE FUTURE )N ADDITION IT MAKES LITTLE SENSE TO DEVELOP A BUDGET FOR
ONE PERIOD WITHOUT PREPARING ANOTHER BUDGET FOR THE NEXT PERIOD 5NDER THE 'OING
#ONCERNPRINCIPLE BUSINESSESAREASSUMEDTOBECONTINUOUS SOTHEBUDGETINGPROCESS
SHOULDBECONTINUOUSTOO
4HEINFORMATIONPRESENTEDINTHEBUDGETEDREPORTSSHOULDBEBASEDONTHEHISTORICAL
DATA BUTALLOWANCESMUSTBEMADEFORCHANGESANDTHEEFFECTOFNEWBUSINESSDECISIONS
/BVIOUSLY ABRANDNEWBUSINESSWILLNOTHAVEANYHISTORICALDATAONWHICHTORELYTHIS
MAKESBUDGETINGHARDERFORNEWBUSINESSES BUTNOLESSIMPORTANT

REVIEW QUESTIONS 17.2

1 ExplainWHYBUDGETINGISDESCRIBEDASAPROCESS
2 OutlineTHEVARIOUSSTAGESINTHEBUDGETINGPROCESS
3 ExplainTHEROLEOFHISTORICALDATAINTHEPREPARATIONOFBUDGETEDREPORTS

17.3 THE BUDGETED CASH FLOW STATEMENT


Budgeted Cash Flow
Statement
an accounting report that
attempts to predict all
future cash inows and
cash outows, and thus the
estimated bank balance
at the end of the budget
period

)NORDERTOSURVIVE ASMALLBUSINESSMUSTHAVESUFlCIENTCASHTOMEETITSOBLIGATIONS
4HESEOBLIGATIONSWILLINCLUDEMAKING0AYMENTSTO#REDITORS PAYINGEXPENSESSUCHAS
WAGES RENTANDADVERTISING MEETINGLOANREPAYMENTSANDPROVIDINGDRAWINGSFORTHE
OWNER)NORDERTODOTHIS THEBUSINESSMUSTGENERATESUFlCIENTCASHINmOWS CHIEmY
THROUGHITS#ASH3ALESAND2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORS4HE Budgeted Cash Flow Statement
ATTEMPTSTOPREDICTALLFUTURECASHINmOWSANDCASHOUTmOWS ANDTHUSTHEESTIMATED
BANKBALANCEATTHEENDOFTHEBUDGETEDPERIOD TOASSISTTHEOWNERINASSESSINGTHE
lRMSABILITYTOMEETITSOBLIGATIONSOVERTHEBUDGETPERIOD

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2EMEMBER THAT THE #ASH &LOW 3TATEMENT CLASSIlED THE INmOWS AND OUTmOWS AS
/PERATING )NVESTING AND &INANCING ACTIVITIES AND THESE CLASSIlCATIONS MUST ALSO BE
PRESENTINTHE"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENT

Operating activities
/PERATINGACTIVITIESAREALLCASHmOWSRELATEDTOTHElRMSDAY TO DAYTRADINGACTIVITIES
/PERATINGCASHmOWSTHATWEWOULDEXPECTTOSEEINATYPICAL"UDGETED#ASH&LOW
3TATEMENTMIGHTINCLUDE
Operating cash inows
#ASH3ALES
2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORS
/THERREVENUEreceived
MAYALSOBETITLED@ACCRUEDANDOR@PREPAID
'34RECEIVED
'34REFUND

Operating cash outows


#ASHPURCHASESOFSTOCK
0AYMENTSTO#REDITORS
/THER%XPENSESpaid
MAYALSOBETITLED@ACCRUEDANDOR@PREPAID
'34PAID
'34SETTLEMENT

)DEALLY THEBUDGETED.ET#ASH&LOWSFROM/PERATIONSWILLBEPOSITIVE4HISMEANS
THATTHEBUSINESSWILLGENERATESUFlCIENTCASHFROMITS/PERATIONSTOMEETITSONGOING
OBLIGATIONS "Y PREPARING THE "UDGETED #ASH &LOW 3TATEMENT THE OWNER WILL BE
FOREWARNEDIFTHE/PERATINGCASHmOWSAREEXPECTEDTOBENEGATIVE4HEOWNERCANTHEN
TAKESTEPSTOADDRESSTHECASHSHORTAGEBEFOREITOCCURSBYIMPLEMENTINGSTRATEGIESTO
s INCREASEEXPECTEDINmOWS SUCHAS
n INCREASE3ALESFOREXAMPLE VIAPROMOTIONS GREATERADVERTISINGORDISCOUNTING
PRICES
n INCREASE2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORSFOREXAMPLE VIAOFFERINGDISCOUNTS CONTACTING
SLOWPAYERSORSENDINGREMINDERNOTICES
s DECREASEEXPECTEDOUTmOWS SUCHAS
n DEFER0AYMENTSTO#REDITORS
n CUTBACKONCASHPAIDFOREXPENSES
4HEOWNERMUSTBEPARTICULARLYMINDFULOFREDUCINGCASHPAIDFOREXPENSES ASTHE
BENElTSTHATEXPENSESPROVIDEAREVITALINTHEEARNINGOFSALES ANDHENCETHEGENERATION
OFCASHINmOWSCUTTINGEXPENSESMAYMAKETHECASHSITUATIONWORSERATHERTHANBETTER

Investing activities
)NVESTINGACTIVITIESAREALLCASHmOWSRELATINGTOTHEPURCHASEORSALEOFNON CURRENTASSETS
)NVESTINGCASHmOWSTHATWEWOULDEXPECTTOSEEINATYPICAL"UDGETED#ASH&LOW
3TATEMENTMIGHTINCLUDE
Investing cash inows

Investing cash outows

#ASHSALEOFANON CURRENTASSET

#ASHPURCHASEOFANON CURRENTASSET

#ASHPAIDTOASUNDRYCREDITOR

STUDY TIP

'IVEN THAT NON CURRENT ASSETS ARE FREQUENTLY EXPENSIVE AND SALES OF NON CURRENT
ASSETSARERARE ITWILLBECOMMONFORBUDGETED.ET#ASH&LOWSFROM)NVESTING!CTIVITIES
TOBENEGATIVE

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CASHmOWSARETHEONLY
ONESINTHISCOURSEBUT
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4HESEFOUR&INANCING
CASHmOWSARETHEONLY
ONESINTHISCOURSE

UNITS 3&4

Financing activities
&INANCINGACTIVITIESAREALLCASHmOWSTHATARETHERESULTOFCHANGESINTHElRMSlNANCIAL
STRUCTURE
&INANCINGCASHmOWSTHATWEWOULDEXPECTTOSEEINATYPICAL"UDGETED#ASH&LOW
3TATEMENTMIGHTINCLUDE
Financing cash inows

Financing cash outows

,OANRECEIPTOF

,OANREPAYMENTPRINCIPALONLY

#APITALCONTRIBUTIONCASHONLY

#ASHDRAWINGS

7HETHER.ET#ASH&LOWSFROM&INANCING!CTIVITIESISPOSITIVEORNEGATIVEWILLDEPEND
VERYMUCHONWHETHERTHEBUSINESSISEXPANDING ORSIMPLYCONTINUINGITSOPERATIONSAS
THEYARE4HEREMAYINFACTBEARELATIONSHIPBETWEEN&INANCINGAND)NVESTING!CTIVITIES
NEGATIVE )NVESTING CASH mOWS DUE TO THE PURCHASE OF NON CURRENT ASSETS COULD BE
lNANCEDBYPOSITIVE&INANCINGCASHmOWSINTHEFORMOFALOANORCAPITALCONTRIBUTION 

EXAMPLE
Denzel Washing Machines will begin trading Operations on 1 March
2016, and has provided the following estimates for its first month of
Operations:
s 4HEOWNERWILLMAKEACAPITALCONTRIBUTIONOF$30 000 to commence
Operations.
s #ASH3ALESAREESTIMATEDTOBE$24 000PLUS'34
s #REDIT3ALESAREESTIMATEDTOBEINCLUDING'34/FTHIS
amount, $11 000 is expected to be received in March 2016.
s !LLSTOCKWILLBEPURCHASEDONCREDIT0URCHASESFOR-ARCHARE
EXPECTEDTOBEPLUS'34!TTHEENDOF-ARCH
it is anticipated that $6 500 will be owed to creditors.
s #OSTOF3ALESISEXPECTEDTOBEAND BASEDONTHE
experience of similar firms, Stock Loss is expected to be $300.
s 4HEFOLLOWINGEXPENSESWILLBEINCURREDDURING-ARCH
wages
$ 8 000
advertising
1 300 (plus $130 '34
depreciation of office equipment
100
s 2ENTFORTHENEXTSIXMONTHSWILLBEPAIDON-ARCH$9 000
plus $900'34
s .EWOFFICEEQUIPMENTWORTH$5 000 (plus $500'34 WILLBE
purchased on 1 March 2016 using cash.
s #ASHDRAWINGSWILLBE$1 000. Drawings of stock is expected to be
$600.
s /N-ARCH $10 000 will be borrowed from AXC Bank to
purchase a new vehicle. Beginning in April 2016, $500 will be paid
OFFTHEPRINCIPALEACHMONTH4HEVEHICLEWILLNOTBEPURCHASEDUNTIL
April 2016.

4HE"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENTFOR$ENZEL7ASHING-ACHINESISSHOWNIN&IGURE


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Figure 17.2

BUDGETS

Budgeted Cash Flow Statement

STUDY

DENZEL WASHING MACHINES


Budgeted Cash Flow Statement for March 2016
$

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES


Cash inows
Cash Sales

24 000

2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORS

11 0001

'342ECEIVED

2 4002



Less Cash Outows


0AYMENTSTO#REDITORS

32 0003

Wages

8 000

Advertising

1 300

0REPAID2ENT

9 0004

'340AID

1 5305

Net Cash Flows from Operations

51 830
(14 430)

CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES


Cash Inows
.IL
Less Cash Outows
Ofce Equipment

5 000

Net Cash Flows from Investing Activities

(5 000)

CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES


Cash Inows
Capital Contribution

30 000

Loan AXC Bank

10 000

40 000

Less Cash Outows


Drawings

1 000

Net Cash Flows from Financing Activities

39 000

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash Position

19 570

Add Bank Balance at start (1 March 2016)


Bank Balance at end (31 March 2016)

Nil
19 570

.OTETHEFOLLOWINGIN&IGURE
 #REDIT3ALESISAREVENUEBUTNOTACASHmOWONLYTHECASHRECEIVEDFROMDEBTORS
 ISREPORTEDHERE
 '34RECEIVEDISCALCULATEDASOFTHE#ASH3ALESlGURETHATIS

#ASH3ALESX'34'342ECEIVED

 #REDITPURCHASESOFSTOCKPLUS'34  WILLCREATEADEBT


TOCREDITORS BUTATTHEENDOF-ARCHONLYWILLREMAINOWING MEANING
THEDIFFERENCEWILLBEPAIDTOCREDITORSTHATIS

393

n0AYMENTSTO#REDITORS

 2EGARDLESSOFHOWMUCHHASBEENincurred THETOTALCASHpaidFORRENT IS


REPORTEDHERE"ECAUSEITISPAIDin advance ITISTITLED@0REPAID2ENT

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 4OTAL'34PAIDISCALCULATEDBYADDINGTHE'34PAIDONADVERTISING PREPAIDRENT
ANDOFlCEEQUIPMENTTHATIS

2EADINGSKILLSARE
ESSENTIALINBUDGETING
QUESTIONSYOUWILLlND
MOSTOFTHEANSWERSIN
THEQUESTIONITSELFIFYOU
LOOKHARDENOUGH

UNITS 3&4

  '34PAID

)N ADDITION NOTE THAT NOT ALL THE TRANSACTIONS ARE REPORTED IN THE "UDGETED #ASH
&LOW3TATEMENT BECAUSENOTALLINVOLVECASH)NTHISEXAMPLE #REDIT3ALESANDCREDIT
PURCHASES AND THE '34 RELATED TO EACH #OST OF 3ALES 3TOCK ,OSS DEPRECIATION OF
OFlCE EQUIPMENT AND DRAWINGS OF STOCK HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED AS THEY ARE NON CASH
TRANSACTIONS4HEYMAYAFFECTOTHERBUDGETEDREPORTS BUTNOTTHE"UDGETED#ASH&LOW
3TATEMENT

Consecutive budgets
4HEPRECEDINGBUDGETRELATESONLYTOONEMONTHTAKENINISOLATION BUTITWOULDBEWISE
FORABUSINESSTOPREPAREBUDGETSFORCONSECUTIVEMONTHSTOSHOWTHEEFFECTOFMONTHLY
VARIATIONSTHATIS SEPARATEBUDGETSFOR-ARCH !PRIL -AY ETCCOULDBEPREPAREDAND
PRESENTEDSIDEBYSIDETOSHOWTRENDSININmOWSANDOUTmOWSFROMMONTHTOMONTH
3UCHABUDGETMAYAPPEARASISSHOWNIN&IGURE
.OTEHOWTHEBALANCEATTHEENDOF-ARCH ISTHENTRANSFERREDTOBECOME
THEBALANCEATTHESTARTOF!PRIL!PRILSCLOSINGBALANCE BECOMESTHEOPENING
BALANCEFOR-AYANDSOON
4HISTYPEOFBUDGETALLOWSTHEOWNERTOIDENTIFYMONTHLYANDEVENSEASONALTRENDS
ANDCANBEVERYUSEFULFORIDENTIFYINGwhenTOUNDERTAKEAPARTICULARCASHACTIVITY SUCH
ASTHEPURCHASEOFANON CURRENTASSETORREPAYMENTOFALOAN
)NGENERAL MOREFREQUENTBUDGETSWILLBEMOREACCURATE ANDTHEREFOREMOREUSEFUL
ASBENCHMARKSFORCOMPARISON)NADDITION THEYWILLALLOWFORTHEEARLIERDETECTIONOF
PROBLEMS SO THAT CORRECTIVE ACTION CAN BE TAKEN IN A MORE TIMELY FASHION AND CAN
PERHAPSSTOPASMALLPROBLEMFROMBECOMINGLARGE

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BUDGETS

Budgeted Cash Flow Statement: consecutive periods


DENZEL WASHING MACHINES
Budgeted Cash Flow Statement for MarchMay 2016
March

April

May

Cash Sales

24 000

28 000



2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORS

11 000

15 000

13 000

2 400

2 800



CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING


ACTIVITIES
Cash Inows

'342ECEIVED

1 100



45 800

43 800

32 000

36 000

33 000

Wages

8 000

9 000

8 500

Advertising

1 300

1 300

1 300

0REPAID2ENT

9 000

'342EFUND
4OTAL/PERATING)NmOWS

Less Cash Outows


0AYMENTSTO#REDITORS

'340AID
4OTAL/PERATING/UTmOWS
Net Cash Flows from Operations

1 530

130

830

51 830

46 430

43 630

(14 430)

(630)

170

CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING


ACTIVITIES
Cash Inows
0ROCEEDSON3ALEOF%QUIPMENT

1 600

Less Cash Outows


Ofce Equipment

5 000



(5 000)

Nil

(5 400)

Capital Contribution

30 000

Loan AXC Bank

10 000

4OTAL&INANCING)NmOWS

40 000

.IL

.IL

1 000

1 000

Net Cash Flows from Investing Activities


CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
Cash Inows

Less Cash Outows


Drawings

1 000

Net Cash Flows from Financing Activities

39 000

(1 000)

(1 000)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash Position

19 570

(1 630)

(6 230)

Add Bank Balance at start


Bank Balance at end

Nil

19 570

17 310

19 570

17 310

11 080

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REVIEW QUESTIONS 17.3

1 DeneTHEFOLLOWINGTERMSASTHEYRELATETOTHE"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENT
ANDPROVIDEONEEXAMPLEOFANINmOW ANDONEEXAMPLEOFANOUTmOWTHAT
WOULDFALLUNDEREACHOFTHESEHEADINGS
s /PERATING!CTIVITIES
s )NVESTING!CTIVITIES
s &INANCING!CTIVITIES
2 ExplainWHYITISIMPORTANTTHATBUDGETED.ET#ASH&LOWSFROM/PERATIONSIS
POSITIVE
3 StateTWOACTIONSTHEOWNERCOULDTAKETO
s IMPROVEESTIMATED/PERATINGINmOWS
s REDUCEESTIMATED/PERATINGOUTmOWS
4 StateTWOEXPECTEDEXPENSESTHATWILLnotBEREPORTEDINTHE"UDGETED#ASH
&LOW3TATEMENT
5 Explain WHY IT IS USUAL FOR .ET #ASH &LOWS FROM )NVESTING !CTIVITIES TO BE
NEGATIVE
6 ExplainTHEPOSSIBLERELATIONSHIPBETWEENTHECASHmOWSFROM)NVESTINGAND
&INANCINGACTIVITIES
7 ExplainTWOBENElTSOFPREPARINGBUDGETSMOREFREQUENTLYTHANONCEAYEAR

17.4 USES OF THE BUDGETED CASH FLOW STATEMENT


Planning
4HE "UDGETED #ASH &LOW 3TATEMENT aids planning BY ALLOWING THE OWNER TO PREPARE
INADVANCEFORANEXPECTEDCASHSURPLUSORCASHDElCIT3HOULDTHEBUDGETPREDICTAN
OVERALL.ET$ECREASEIN#ASH0OSITION THEOWNERMIGHT
s DEFER THE PURCHASE OF NON CURRENT ASSETS OR USE CREDIT FACILITIES OR A LOAN FOR A
PURCHASE
s DEFERLOANREPAYMENTS
s TAKELESSCASHASDRAWINGS
s MAKEACASHCAPITALCONTRIBUTION
s ORGANISEOREXTEND ANOVERDRAFTFACILITY
3HOULDTHEBUDGETPREDICTANOVERALL.ET)NCREASEIN#ASH0OSITION THEOWNERMIGHT
USETHEEXTRACASHTO
s PURCHASEMORENEWERNON CURRENTASSETS
s INCREASELOANREPAYMENTS
s INCREASECASHDRAWINGS
s EXPAND TRADING ACTIVITIES BY INCREASING ADVERTISING OR EMPLOYING MORE STAFF FOR
EXAMPLE
!LTERNATIVELY ABUSINESSSTARTINGAPERIODWITHABANKOVERDRAFTMAYCHOOSETODO
NOTHING ANDLETTHEEXPECTEDCASHSURPLUSBRINGITSBANKBALANCEBACKINTOTHEBLACK

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Decision-making
)NADDITION THE"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENTaids decision-makingBECAUSEITSETS
A STANDARD BENCHMARK FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE lRMS ACTUAL CASH PERFORMANCE "Y
COMPARINGBUDGETEDANDACTUALCASHmOWS THEOWNERCANIDENTIFYPROBLEMSAREAS AND
THENACTTOCORRECTTHESITUATION
3PECIlCALLY THEOWNERCOULDASSESS
s THEEFFECTIVENESSOFADVERTISINGINGENERATING#ASH3ALES
s DEBTORCOLLECTIONPROCEDURES
s CREDITORPAYMENTPOLICIES
s THELEVELOFCASHPAYMENTSFOREXPENSES
s THELEVELOFCASHDRAWINGS
s THEADEQUACYOFlNANCEFORTHEPURCHASEOFNON CURRENTASSETS

REVIEW QUESTIONS 17.4

1
2
3
4

ExplainHOWTHE"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENTCANASSISTPLANNING
StateTHREEACTIONSTHEOWNERCOULDTAKETOADDRESSABUDGETEDCASHDECREASE
StateTHREEACTIONSTHEOWNERCOULDTAKETOUTILISEABUDGETEDCASHINCREASE
ExplainHOWTHE"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENTCANASSISTDECISION MAKING

17.5 CALCULATING CASH FLOWS


Schedule of Receipts from Debtors
)NTHEEXAMPLEIN WEREPORTED2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORSINTHE"UDGETED#ASH&LOW
3TATEMENTRATHERTHAN#REDIT3ALES ASWEWEREINTERESTEDONLYINREPORTINGCASHmOWS
4HISDISTINCTIONISVERYIMPORTANTTHECREDITSALEANDRECEIPTOFTHECASHMAYEVENTAKE
PLACEINDIFFERENTREPORTINGPERIODS)NSOMECASES ITMAYBENECESSARYTOCALCULATEHOW
MUCHWILLBERECEIVEDFROMDEBTORSDURINGTHEbudgetPERIODFROM#REDIT3ALESMADE
INpreviousPERIODSAND INSOMECASES THEcurrentPERIOD
)NTEGRAL TO THIS TYPE OF CALCULATION IS KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORICAL BEHAVIOUR OF
DEBTORSINMAKINGTHEIRREPAYMENTS4HEBUSINESSOWNERNEEDSTOBEABLETOESTIMATE
APPROXIMATELYHOWLONGDEBTORSTAKETOPAY"ASEDONTHEINFORMATIONINTHE$EBTORS
,EDGER OWNERSCANESTIMATEWHATPERCENTAGEOFDEBTORSPAYWITHINAMONTHOFTHESALE
WITHINTWOMONTHS ANDSOON THEREBYALLOWINGTHEMTOCALCULATETHEEXPECTED2ECEIPTS
FROM$EBTORSFORTHEBUDGETPERIOD4HISCALCULATIONISFACILITATEDBYTHEPREPARATIONOF
A 3CHEDULEOF2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORS

Facial Attractions sells make-up and other cosmetics, and wants to prepare
A"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENTFOR/CTOBER .OVEMBERAND$ECEMBER
2016. On 30 September 2016, its owner provided the following Sales data:
Actual Sales

Budgeted Sales

July
August
September
October
.OVEMBER
December

Schedule of Receipts
from Debtors
a table used to calculate
how much cash will be
received from debtors
in the budget period as
a consequence of Credit
Sales in the current and
previous periods

EXAMPLE

$21 000
20 000
22 000
19 000

25 000

s3ALESFIGURESDONOTINCLUDE'34
sOF3ALESAREMADEONCREDITAREMADEONCASHTERMS
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)FWEWEREPREPARINGA"UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENT WEWOULDNOTHAVETOMAKE
ANYCALCULATIONS ASWEALREADYHAVEINFORMATIONRELATINGTOEXPECTED3ALES2EVENUEFOR
EACHMONTH(OWEVER INORDERTOPREPAREA"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENT WENEED
TOCALCULATEEXPECTED2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORS
&IRST WEMUSTCALCULATEHOWMUCHOFTHETOTAL3ALESlGUREIS#ASH3ALES ANDHOW
MUCHISMADEONCREDIT4HISISSHOWNIN&IGURE
Figure 17.4

Schedule of cash and credit sales


Total Sales

Cash Sales
20%

July

21 000

4 200

16 800

August

20 000

4 000

16 000

September

22 000

4 400



October

19 000

3 800

15 200

.OVEMBER

23 000

4 600

18 400

December

25 000

5 000

20 000

Month

Credit Sales
80%

4HE#ASH3ALESlGURESFOR/CTOBERTO$ECEMBERCANGOSTRAIGHTINTOTHE"UDGETED
#ASH&LOW3TATEMENTAS/PERATINGINmOWS ASTHEYREPRESENTCASHmOWSINTHEMONTHS
WHENTHESALEISMADE#ASH3ALESFOR*ULYTO3EPTEMBERAREOUTSIDETHEBUDGETPERIOD
ANDSOAREEXCLUDED
!STHESEARE3ALES '34WILLALSOBERECEIVEDATTHERATEOFOFTHE#ASH3ALES
lGURE4HECASHRECEIPTSARISINGFROM#ASH3ALESFOR/CTOBERTO$ECEMBERWOULD
THUSBE
October

November

December

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES


Cash Inows
Cash Sales
'342ECEIVED

3 800

4 600

5 000

380

460

500

(OWEVER WE NEED TO CALCULATE HOW MUCH CASH WILL BE RECEIVED IN /CTOBER TO
$ECEMBER AS A RESULT OF CREDIT SALES IN EARLIER MONTHS )N ORDER TO DO THIS WE MUST
lRSTADDTOOURCREDITSALESTHE'34WEWILLCHARGEDEBTORS ASBOTHAMOUNTSMUSTBE
COLLECTEDFROMDEBTORS
Figure 17.5
Month

Credit Sales and GST


Credit Sales
(excluding GST)

GST charged
(10%)

Credit Sales
(including GST)

July

16 800

1 680

18 480

August

16 000

1 600

17 600

September





19 360

October

15 200

1 520

16 720

.OVEMBER

18 400

1 840

20 240

December

20 000

2 000

22 000

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'IVENTHETOTALAMOUNTOWEDTOUSBYDEBTORSCredit Sales including GST WECAN


NOWMOVETOCALCULATING2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORSFROMTHOSECREDITSALES4HISREQUIRES
MOREINFORMATIONABOUTTHEREPAYMENTPATTERNSOFTHElRMSDEBTORS

EXAMPLE

Additional information
"ASEDONANANALYSISOFTHEFIRMSDEBTORS THEOWNEREXPECTSOF
DEBTORSTOPAYINTHEMONTHAFTERTHESALE4HESEDEBTORSRECEIVEA
DISCOUNT/FTHEREMAINDER OFDEBTORSPAYTWOMONTHSAFTERTHE
SALE ANDPAYINTHETHIRDMONTHAFTERSALE

"ASEDONTHISINFORMATION WECANPREPAREA3CHEDULEOF2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORSLIKE
THEONESHOWNIN&IGURE
Figure 17.6

STUDY TIP

Schedule of Receipts from Debtors

Month

Credit Sales
(including GST)

October

November

December

July

18 480



August

17 600

10 560

2 640

September

19 360

4 598

11 616

2 904

October

16 720



10 032

.OVEMBER

20 240

December

22 000

Budgeted Receipts from Debtors



17 930

18 227

17 743

4HEMONTHSACROSSTHETOPOFTHETABLE/CTOBER .OVEMBER $ECEMBER ARETHOSEFOR


WHICHWEAREPREPARINGTHEBUDGET4HEMONTHSDOWNTHELEFTSIDE*ULYTO$ECEMBER
ARETHOSEFORWHICHWEHAVE3ALESDATA
)FWEEXAMINETHEAMOUNTOWINGFORCREDITSALESMADEIN3EPTEMBER WECANSEE
HOWTHECALCULATIONSWEREMADE"ASEDONTHEANALYSISOFWHENDEBTORSPAY OF
THE3EPTEMBERCREDITSALESlGURE$19 360INCLUDING'34 LESSTHEDISCOUNTWILLBE
COLLECTEDINTHEMONTHAFTERTHESALETHATIS IN/CTOBER
!MOUNTOWINGFORCREDITSALESINCLUDING'34
XRECEIVEDONEMONTHAFTERSALE
LESSDISCOUNTX

$19 360

242

#ASHRECEIVEDFROMDEBTORSIN/CTOBER

$ 4 598

4HE3CHEDULEOF
2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORS
ISNOTABUDGETED
REPORTITISSIMPLYA
TECHNIQUEUSEDTO
CALCULATE2ECEIPTSFROM
$EBTORS WHICHCAN
THENBESHOWNINTHE
"UDGETED#ASH&LOW
3TATEMENT

STUDY TIP

7ITHTHEDISCOUNT DONT
JUSTMULTIPLYBY
THATIS LESS
 THISWOULDGIVETHE
DISCOUNTTOALLDEBTORS
RATHERTHANJUSTTHOSE
WHOPAYWITHINONE
MONTH

!FURTHEROF $19 360 WILLBECOLLECTEDTWOMONTHSLATERIN.OVEMBER


 ANDTHElNALOF$19 360 WILLBECOLLECTEDTHREEMONTHSAFTERTHE
SALEIN$ECEMBER
4HESAMEPROCESSAPPLIESTOTHEOTHERMONTHSTOSHOWTHATALTHOUGHACREDITSALEIS
MADEINONEMONTH THECASHMAYBERECEIVEDOVERANUMBEROFMONTHS
)FWEADDUPALLTHElGURESINTHECOLUMNSFOR/CTOBER .OVEMBERAND$ECEMBER
WE CAN CALCULATE ESTIMATED 2ECEIPTS FROM $EBTORS FOR EACH MONTH 4HIS INFORMATION
CANNOWBEREPORTEDINTHE"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENT ALONGWITHTHE#ASH3ALES
lGURESWEHADALREADYCALCULATED ASISSHOWNOVERTHEPAGE
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FACIAL ATTRACTIONS
Budgeted Cash Flow Statement (extract) for OctoberDecember 2016
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Cash Inows
Cash Sales
'342ECEIVED
2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORS

October

November

December

3 800
380


4 600
460


5 000
500


2EMEMBERTHATALTHOUGHTHECASHRECEIVEDFROMDEBTORSINCLUDESSOME'34 ITISNOT
NECESSARYTOIDENTIFYTHISAMOUNTSEPARATELYASTHE'34ISONLYIDENTIlEDATTHEPOINTOF
SALEONLY'34RECEIVEDON#ASH3ALES MUSTBEREPORTEDSEPARATELY

Schedule of Payments to Creditors


Schedule of Payments
to Creditors
a table used to calculate
how much cash will be
paid to creditors in the
budget period as a
consequence of credit
purchases in the current
and previous periods

4HIS TECHNIQUE CAN ALSO BE APPLIED TO CALCULATE 0AYMENTS TO #REDITORS WITH CREDIT
PURCHASESSUBSTITUTINGFORCREDITSALES)NORDERTODRAWUPA3CHEDULEOF0AYMENTSTO
Creditors WEREQUIREINFORMATIONONHOWFREQUENTLYCREDITORSAREPAIDSOTHATWECAN
CALCULATEwhen ANDhow much CREDITORSWILLBEPAIDDURINGTHEBUDGETPERIOD

REVIEW QUESTIONS 17.5

1 2EFERRING TO ONE ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE explain WHY IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO
PREPARE A 3CHEDULE OF 2ECEIPTS FROM $EBTORS WHEN PREPARING A "UDGETED
#ASH&LOW3TATEMENT
2 ExplainTHEROLEOFHISTORICALDATAINTHEPREPARATIONOFA3CHEDULEOF2ECEIPTS
FROM$EBTORS
3 Explain WHY 2ECEIPTS FROM $EBTORS MUST BE CALCULATED USING CREDIT SALES
INCLUDING'34
4 Explain WHYTHE'34MUSTBEIDENTIlEDWHEN#ASH3ALESARESHOWNINTHE
"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENT
5 StateONEREASONWHYTHE'34ISnotIDENTIlEDWHENCASHISRECEIVEDFROMA
DEBTOR

17.6 THE BUDGETED INCOME STATEMENT

Budgeted Income
Statement
an accounting report that
shows expected future
revenues and expenses

'IVENTHATTHEMAINOBJECTIVEOFATRADINGBUSINESSISTOEARNAPROlT THEOWNERSHOULD
PLANAHEADFORHOWTOACHIEVETHISGOAL)NADDITION THElRMMUSTHAVESOMETYPEOF
BENCHMARKAGAINSTWHICHITCANASSESSITSTRADINGPROlT PERFORMANCE"OTHOFTHESE
AIMSAREMETBYTHEPREPARATIONOFA"UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENT WHICHATTEMPTSTO
PREDICTREVENUESANDEXPENSESFORTHEBUDGETPERIOD

Cash versus prot


!TTHISPOINTITISPROBABLYWORTHREMEMBERINGTHATCASHANDPROlTAREDIFFERENTMEASURES
OFPERFORMANCE ANDTHEREFORETHEITEMSREPORTEDINTHE"UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENT
WILLNOTNECESSARILYBETHESAMEASTHOSEREPORTEDINTHE"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENT
7HEREASTHE"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENTREPORTSEXPECTEDcash inowsANDcash
outowsOVERTHEBUDGETPERIOD THE"UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENTREPORTSexpected
revenues earnedANDexpected expensesincurredOVERTHEBUDGETPERIOD

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!S SOME CASH ITEMS ARE NOT REVENUES OR EXPENSES THEY WILL BE OMITTED FROM THE
"UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENT
Cash inows that are not revenues

Cash outows that are not expenses

'34RECEIVED

'34PAID

'34REFUND

'34SETTLEMENT

#ASHSALEOF.#!

#ASHPAYMENTFOR.#!TOSUNDRYCREDITOR

Cash capital contribution

Cash drawings

2ECEIPTOFLOAN

2EPAYMENTOFLOANPRINCIPAL

3TRICTLYSPEAKING CASHSALEFROMAN.#!REPRESENTSREVENUE(OWEVER ITISONLYTHEOVERALL


PROlTORLOSS ONTHEDISPOSALTHATISREPORTEDINTHE"UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENT

(OWEVER THE"UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENTWILLINCLUDESOMEREVENUESANDEXPENSES
THATARENOTREPORTEDASCASHmOWS
Revenues that are not cash inows

Expenses that are not cash outows

Stock gain

Stock Loss
Stock write-down

0ROlTONDISPOSALOF.#!

,OSSONDISPOSALOF.#!
Bad debts
Depreciation

&INALLY SOMEOFTHEITEMSWILLAFFECTBOTHBUDGETS BUTTHEAMOUNTSMAYDIFFER


Revenue/expense

Cash inow/cash outow

Credit Sales

2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORS

Cost of Sales

0AYMENTSFORSTOCK

Other revenue earned

Other revenue received (may also be


TITLEDACCRUEDANDORPREPAID

Other Expense incurred

Other Expense paid (may also be titled


ACCRUEDANDORPREPAID

,ETS USE THE INFORMATION THAT WAS USED TO GENERATE THE "UDGETED #ASH &LOW
3TATEMENTIN&IGURETOILLUSTRATEHOWTHE"UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENTWILLAPPEAR
BUTTHISTIMEWITHTHEREVENUESANDEXPENSESHIGHLIGHTED

Denzel Washing Machines will begin trading Operations on 1 March 2016,


and has provided the following estimates for its first month of Operations:
s 4HEOWNERWILLMAKEACAPITALCONTRIBUTIONOFTOCOMMENCE
Operations.
s #ASH3ALESAREESTIMATEDTOBE$24 000PLUS'34
s #REDIT3ALESAREESTIMATEDTOBE$17 600 including GST. Of this
amount, $11 000 is expected to be received in March 2016.
s !LLSTOCKWILLBEPURCHASEDONCREDIT0URCHASESFOR-ARCHARE
EXPECTEDTOBEPLUS'34!TTHEENDOF-ARCHIT
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s #OSTOF3ALESISEXPECTEDTOBE$20 000 and, based on the experience


of similar firms, Stock Loss is expected to be $300.
s 4HEFOLLOWINGEXPENSESWILLBEINCURREDDURING-ARCH
wages
$ 8 000
advertising
1 300 PLUS'34
100
depreciation of office equipment
s 2ENTFORTHENEXTsix months will be paid on 1 March 2016: $9 000 plus
'34
s .EWOFFICEEQUIPMENTWORTHPLUS'34WILLBEPURCHASEDON
1 March 2016 using cash.
s #ASHDRAWINGSWILLBE$RAWINGSOFSTOCKISEXPECTEDTOBE
s /N-ARCH WILLBEBORROWEDFROM!8#"ANKTO
purchase a new vehicle. Beginning in April 2016, $500 will be paid off
THEPRINCIPALEACHMONTH4HEVEHICLEITSELFWILLNOTBEPURCHASEDUNTIL
April 2016.

4HE"UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENTFOR-ARCHISSHOWNIN&IGURE
Figure 17.7

Budgeted Income Statement


DENZEL WASHING MACHINES
Budgeted Income Statement for March 2016

Revenue

Cash Sales

24 000

Credit Sales

16 0001

40 000

Less Cost of Goods Sold


Cost of Sales

20 000

Gross Prot

20 000

Less Stock Loss

300

Adjusted Gross Prot

19 700

Less Other Expenses


Wages

8 000

Advertising

1 300

Depreciation of Ofce Equipment

100
1 5002

2ENT
Net Prot

10 900
8 800

.OTETHEFOLLOWINGIN&IGURE
 #REDIT3ALESOF$17 600includes GST4HUS THEAMOUNTOF#REDIT3ALESREVENUEIS
ONLYTHATIS

$17 600



X





#REDIT3ALES

 0REPAID RENT IS NOT SHOWN IN THIS REPORT AS IT IS THE PURCHASE OF A CURRENT ASSET
)NTERMSOFEXPENSES ONLYONEMONTHHASBEENINCURREDTHATIS



X

MONTHS



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Uses of the Budgeted Income Statement


4HE "UDGETED )NCOME 3TATEMENT aids planning BECAUSE IT INDICATES THE FUTURE
REQUIREMENTSOFTHElRMRELATINGTOISSUESSUCHASSTAFlNG WHICHMAYREQUIREHIRINGOR
lRINGSTOCKLEVELSORADVERTISINGCAMPAIGNS
!S A decision-making TOOL THE "UDGETED )NCOME 3TATEMENT PROVIDES A STANDARD
AGAINSTWHICHTRADINGPERFORMANCECANBEMEASURED ALLOWINGPROBLEMSTOBEIDENTIlED
ANDCORRECTIVEACTIONTAKEN4HISBENCHMARKCANALSOACTASAtargetORgoalTOMOTIVATE
STAFFANDMANAGEMENT
3PECIlCALLY THEOWNERCOULDASSESS
s THELEVELOFSALESANDTHEEFFECTIVENESSOFADVERTISING
s THEMARK UPACHIEVED
s THELEVELOFSTOCKLOSSTOASSESSSTOCKMANAGEMENTPROCEDURES
s EXPENSECONTROL
s STAFFPERFORMANCE

REVIEW QUESTIONS 17.6

1 Explain THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A "UDGETED #ASH &LOW 3TATEMENT AND A


"UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENT
2 StateTWOEXAMPLESOF
s CASHINmOWSTHATARENOTREVENUES
s CASHOUTmOWSTHATARENOTEXPENSES
3 StateTWOEXAMPLESOF
s REVENUESTHATARENOTCASHINmOWS
s EXPENSESTHATARENOTCASHOUTmOWS
4 ExplainHOWA"UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENTCANBEUSEDTOASSISTPLANNING
5 Explain HOW A "UDGETED )NCOME 3TATEMENT CAN BE USED TO ASSIST DECISION
MAKING
6 StateTHREEAREASOFBUSINESSPERFORMANCETHEOWNERMIGHTASSESSBYUSING
THE"UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENTASABENCHMARK

17.7 THE BUDGETED BALANCE SHEET


4HEBudgeted Balance SheetATTEMPTSTOPREDICTTHElRMSASSETS LIABILITIESANDOWNERS
EQUITYATSOMEPOINTINTHEFUTURE2EMEMBERTHEEXAMPLEFROMEARLIERINTHISCHAPTER

Denzel Washing Machines will begin trading Operations on 1 March 2016,


and has provided the following estimates for its first month of Operations:
s 4HEOWNERWILLMAKEACAPITALCONTRIBUTIONOFTOCOMMENCE
Operations.
s #ASH3ALESAREESTIMATEDTOBEPLUS'34.
s #REDIT3ALESAREESTIMATEDTOBEINCLUDING'34. Of this
amount, $11 000 is expected to be received in March 2016.
s !LLSTOCKWILLBEPURCHASEDONCREDIT0URCHASESFOR-ARCHARE
expected to be $35 000 PLUS'34. At the end of March 2016 it
is anticipated that $6 500 will be owed to creditors.
s #OSTOF3ALESISEXPECTEDTOBE$20 000 and, based on the experience
of similar firms, Stock Loss is expected to be $300.

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Budgeted Balance Sheet


an accounting report that
predicts assets, liabilities
and owners equity at
some point in the future

EXAMPLE

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s 4HEFOLLOWINGEXPENSESWILLBEINCURREDDURING-ARCH
wages
$8 000
advertising
1 300
(PLUS'34
100
depreciation of office equipment
s 2ENTFORTHENEXTSIXMONTHSWILLBEPAIDON-ARCHplus
'34
s .EWOFFICEEQUIPMENTWORTHPLUS'34 WILLBEPURCHASED
on 1 March 2016 using cash.
s #ASHDRAWINGSWILLBE$RAWINGSOFSTOCKISEXPECTEDTOBE$600.
s /N-ARCH WILLBEBORROWEDFROM!8#"ANKTO
purchase a new vehicle. Beginning in April 2016, $500 will be paid off
THEPRINCIPALEACHMONTH4HEVEHICLEITSELFWILLNOTBEPURCHASEDUNTIL
April 2016.

4HEBUDGETED"ALANCE3HEETASAT-ARCHISSHOWNIN&IGURE
Figure 17.8

Budgeted Balance Sheet


DENZEL WASHING MACHINES
Budgeted Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2016

Current Assets
Bank1
Stock Control

Current Liabilities



Creditors Control

6 500

14 100

Loan AXC Bank

6 000

Debtors Control3

6 600

0REPAID2ENT4



'34#LEARING5

1 030

12 500

Non-Current Liabilities
48 800

Non-Current Assets

Loan AXC Bank 6

4 000

Owners Equity

Ofce Equipment

5 000

Less Accumulated
Depreciation

100

Capital Denzel
4 900

.ET0ROlT

30 000
8 800
38 800

Less Drawings8
Total Assets

53 700

1 600

Total Equities


53 700

.OTETHEFOLLOWINGIN&IGURE


"ANK

#ASHBALANCEATENDSEE"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENT
n&IGUREnBank Balance at end

 3TOCK#ONTROL

3EETHEFOLLOWINGPAGE

 $EBTORS#ONTROL

#REDIT3ALESINCLUDING LESS2ECEIPTSFROM
$EBTORS

 0REPAIDRENT

0REPAIDRENT LESSRENTEXPENSE

 '34#LEARING

3EETHEFOLLOWINGPAGE

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2EPAYABLEPERMONTHX#,
REMAINDER.#,



3EE"UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENTn&IGURE

.ET0ROlT

 $RAWINGS

#ASHDRAWINGS PLUSDRAWINGSOFSTOCK

)T IS WORTH CONSIDERING IN DETAIL HOW TWO OF THESE ITEMS IN THE BUDGETED "ALANCE
3HEET n 3TOCK #ONTROL AND '34 #LEARING n WERE CALCULATED 'IVEN OUR KNOWLEDGE OF
DOUBLE ENTRYACCOUNTING WEWILLEXPRESSTHECALCULATIONINTHEFORMOFALEDGERACCOUNT
Figure 17.9

Reconstructed ledger accounts


Stock Control (A)

Date
March 1
31

Cross-reference
Balance
Creditors Control

Amount
.IL

Date
March 31

35 000

Cross-reference
Cost of Sales

600

Stock Loss

300

35 000
Balance

20 000

Drawings

Balance

April 1

Amount

14 100
35 000

14 100
GST Clearing (A/L)

Date

Cross-reference

March 31 Bank
Creditors Control

Amount

DCate

Cross-reference

1 530

March 1

Balance

3 500

31

.IL

Bank

2 400

Debtors Control

1 600

Balance

1 030

5 030
April 1 Balance

Amount

5 030

1 030

4HE DEBIT BALANCE IN THIS ACCOUNT MEANS '34 #LEARING IS AN ASSET A RESOURCE
CONTROLLED BY THE BUSINESS FROM WHICH FUTURE ECONOMIC BENElTS WILL mOW THE REFUND
OWED TO THE BUSINESS BY THE !4/  4HIS HAS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE BUSINESS HAS JUST
STARTED SOITHASPURCHASEDMORESTOCKTHANITHASSOLD ANDPURCHASEDANUMBEROF
ASSETS SUCH AS OFlCE EQUIPMENT AND PREPAID RENT 4HUS THE '34 ON ITS PURCHASES
  ISgreaterTHANTHE'34ONITSSALES  

Uses of the Budgeted Balance Sheet


4HE "UDGETED "ALANCE 3HEET CAN BE USED AS A planning DOCUMENT "Y DETAILING THE
EXPECTEDCARRYINGVALUEOFNON CURRENTASSETSATSOMETIMEINTHEFUTURE ITHELPSTHE
OWNER PREPARE FOR THEIR REPLACEMENT 7HEN USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE "UDGETED
#ASH&LOW3TATEMENT ITCANALSOBEUSEDTOPLANFORTHEREPAYMENTOFLOANS ANDTOSET
THELEVELFORDRAWINGSFORTHECOMINGPERIOD
)NADDITION ITCAN assist decision-making BYSETTINGABENCHMARKFORINDICATORSTHAT
ASSESSLIQUIDITYANDSTABILITY3PECIlCALLY ITWILLALLOWTHEOWNERTOCALCULATETHE"UDGETED
7ORKING#APITAL2ATIO WHICHCANBEUSEDTOASSESSLIQUIDITYANDTHE$EBT2ATIO WHICH
CANBEUSEDTOASSESSSTABILITY4HESERATIOSARECOVEREDINDETAILIN#HAPTER

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UNITS 3&4

REVIEW QUESTIONS 17.7

1 StateTHREEITEMSREPORTEDINTHE"UDGETED"ALANCE3HEETTHATAREAFFECTED
BYTHETRANSACTIONSREPORTEDINTHE
s "UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENT
s "UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENT
2 ExplainHOWTHE"UDGETED"ALANCE3HEETCANBEUSEDTOASSISTPLANNING
3 Explain HOW THE "UDGETED "ALANCE 3HEET CAN BE USED TO ASSIST DECISION
MAKING
STUDY TIP

4OSELECTWHICH
ACCOUNTTORECONSTRUCT
THINKOFTHETRANSACTION
THATISMISSINGIT
WILLAPPEARINTWO
LEDGERACCOUNTS4HEN
CHOOSETHEACCOUNT
FORWHICHYOUHAVETHE
BESTINFORMATION

EXAMPLE

17.8 ACCOUNT RECONSTRUCTION


4HEPRECEDINGEXAMPLEILLUSTRATEDHOWLEDGERACCOUNTSCANBEUSEDTOCALCULATECLOSING
BALANCESFORTHE"UDGETED"ALANCE3HEET4HISISNOTTHEONLYUSEOFLEDGERACCOUNTSIN
THEBUDGETINGPROCESS)FWEALREADYKNOWTHECLOSINGBALANCE WECANWORKBACKWARDS
TOCALCULATEOTHERlGURESTHATMAYBENECESSARYTOCOMPLETETHE"UDGETED#ASH&LOW
3TATEMENT ORTHE"UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENT
7HEREONLYSOMEINFORMATIONISKNOWN WECANUSEOURKNOWLEDGEOFLEDGERACCOUNTS
ANDDOUBLE ENTRYACCOUNTINGTOCALCULATEMISSINGORUNKNOWNlGURESBYRECONSTRUCTING
THERELEVANTLEDGERACCOUNT2ECONSTRUCTINGALEDGERACCOUNTINVOLVESTHREESTEPS
 IdentifyTHEENTRIESWEWOULDEXPECTTOSEEINAPARTICULARLEDGERACCOUNT
 MatchTHESEENTRIESWITHlGURESTHATAREKNOWN
 CompleteTHELEDGERACCOUNTTOCALCULATETHElGURESTHATARENOTKNOWN

On 1 July 2015, Kings Sportswear had debtors of $12 000. During


THEMONTHOF*ULY #REDIT3ALESWEREINCLUDING'34 AND
3ALES2ETURNSWEREPLUS'34$ISCOUNT%XPENSEAMOUNTEDTO
$400. On 16 July 2016, a Bad Debt for $900 was written off.
At 31 July 2016, debtors owed $15 000.

4HEDATAABOVEISSUFlCIENTTOPREPARETHE"UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENTAS#REDIT
3ALESISKNOWN ANDTHE"UDGETED"ALANCE3HEETCANBEPREPAREDAS$EBTORS
ATTHEENDISKNOWN (OWEVER THE"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENTcannotBE
PREPARED AS2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORSISunknown7EDONOTHAVESUFlCIENTINFORMATION
TOPREPAREA3CHEDULEOF2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORS BUTWECANRECONSTRUCTTHE$EBTORS
#ONTROLACCOUNT

Step 1: identify the entries we would expect to see


)NCLUDINGEVERYTRANSACTIONTHISCOURSEHASCOVEREDSOFAR ACOMPLETE$EBTORS#ONTROL
ACCOUNT EXCLUDINGAMOUNTS WOULDSHOW

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BUDGETS

407

Debtors Control template


Debtors Control (A)

Date

Cross-reference

July 1
31

Balance
3ALES'34#LEARING

Aug. 1

Amount

Date

Cross-reference

July 31

Bank/
Discount Expense
3ALES2ETURNS'34#LEARING
Bad Debts
Balance

Amount

STUDY TIP

Balance

+EEP IN MIND THAT ALTHOUGH WE ARE CALCULATING 2ECEIPTS FROM $EBTORS IT WILL BE
IDENTIlEDINTHE$EBTORS#ONTROLACCOUNTBYTHECROSS REFERENCE@"ANK!LSONOTETHAT
THELINE@"ANK$ISCOUNT%XPENSEHASBEENSPLITACROSSTWOLINES4HISISUSUALLYWRITTEN
ONONELINE BECAUSEITISPOSTEDFROMTHETOTALOFTHE$EBTORS#ONTROLCOLUMNINTHE
#ASH2ECEIPTS*OURNAL(OWEVER THISONEAMOUNTREPRESENTSTHETOTALBYWHICHDEBTORS
WILL DECREASE THAT IS CASH RECEIVED PLUS ANY DISCOUNT EXPENSE &OR THE PURPOSE OF
THE"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENT WEAREONLYINTERESTEDINTHECASHRECEIVEDFROM
DEBTORS"ANK NOTTHEDISCOUNTEXPENSE SOTHETWOAMOUNTSHAVEBEENIDENTIlEDON
SEPARATELINESINTHELEDGERACCOUNT

$EVISEACODETO
REMEMBERTHENUMBER
OFENTRIESINEACH
ACCOUNT$EBTORS
#ONTROLHASTWOONTHE
DEBITSIDE ANDFOUR
ONTHECREDITSIDE&OR
EXAMPLE YOUCOULDCALL
IT@THEBYACCOUNT

Step 2: match these entries with gures that are known


!FTERENTERINGTHEINFORMATIONTHATISKNOWN THE$EBTORS#ONTROLACCOUNTWOULDSHOW
Debtors Control (A)
Date

Cross-reference

July 1
31

Amount

Date

Balance

12 000

July 31

3ALES'34#LEARING

88 000

Cross-reference

Amount

Bank/
Discount Expense

400
1 320

3ALES2ETURNS'34#LEARING
Bad Debts
Balance
Aug. 1

Balance

900
15 000

15 000

4HE3ALESRETURNSlGUREWASPROVIDEDASplus'34 MEANINGTHETOTALlGURE
TOBERECORDEDHEREISPLUS'34 

Step 3: complete the ledger account to calculate the missing gure


"YCOMPLETINGTHEACCOUNT WECANDETERMINETHEMISSINGlGURE WHICHINTHISCASEIS
2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORS
Debtors Control (A)
Date

Cross-reference

Amount

Date

July 1

Balance

12 000

July 31

3ALES'34#LEARING

88 000

31

Cross-reference
Bank/
Discount Expense
3ALES2ETURNS'34#LEARING
Bad Debts
Balance

100 000
Aug. 1

Balance

Amount
82 380
400
1 320
900
15 000
100 000

15 000

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STUDY TIP

4HISACCOUNTISALMOST
THEOPPOSITEOFDEBTORS
CONTROL BUTITHASNO
BADDEBTSENTRY

UNITS 3&4

4HETOTALONTHEDEBITSIDEEQUALS SOTHISMUSTALSOBETHETOTALONTHE
CREDITSIDE)NORDERTOMAKETHECREDITENTRIESTOTAL 2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORS
MUSTBE WHICHCANNOWBEREPORTEDINTHE"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENT
4HESAMEAPPROACHCOULDBEUSEDTORECONSTRUCTOTHERLEDGERACCOUNTS
Figure 17.11

Creditors Control template


Creditors Control (L)

Date

Cross-reference

Amount

Bank/

Date

Cross-reference

Start

Balance

Amount

$ISCOUNT2EVENUE
3TOCK#ONTROL'34
Clearing
End

3TOCK#ONTROL'34
Clearing

Balance
Balance

)NTHE#REDITORS#ONTROLACCOUNT THE3TOCK#ONTROL'34#LEARINGENTRYONTHECREDIT
SIDEISCREDITPURCHASESTHESAMEENTRYONTHEDEBITSIDEISPURCHASERETURNS
Figure 17.12

Stock Control template


Stock Control (A)

Date

Cross-reference

Start

Balance
Creditors Control

Amount $

Date

Cross reference
Cost of Sales

Amount $

Cost of Sales5

Bank2

Cost of Sales6

Cost of Sales3

Creditors Control
Advertising
Drawings
Stock Write-down

3TOCK'AIN

End

3TOCK,OSS

Balance

Balance

'IVENTHENUMBEROFENTRIESINTHE3TOCK#ONTROLACCOUNT ITISWORTHCLARIFYINGAFEW
Debit side
1
2
3

Credit purchases
Cash purchases
3ALESRETURNSCOSTPRICE

Credit side
4
5
6


#ASH3ALESCOSTPRICE
#REDIT3ALESCOSTPRICE
0REPAID3ALESCOSTPRICE
0URCHASERETURNS

3TOCKLOSSor stock gain will be recorded, but not both

.OTE THAT ALTHOUGH #OST OF 3ALES MAY INVOLVE THREE ENTRIES IN THE 3TOCK #ONTROL
ACCOUNT ITWOULDONLYBEreportedASASINGLElGUREINTHE"UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENT
AND HENCE MAY IN SOME CASES BE PROVIDED AS ONLY ONE lGURE .OTE ALSO THE LINKS
BETWEENTHE#REDITORS#ONTROLAND3TOCK#ONTROLACCOUNTSRELATINGTOCREDITPURCHASES
ANDPURCHASERETURNS

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BUDGETS

GST Clearing template


GST Clearing (A/L)

Date

Cross-reference
Bank

Amount

Date

Cross-reference

Start

Balance

Bank

Bank6

Creditors Control3

Debtors Control

Debtors Control4

Creditors Control8

Amount

Sundry Creditor5
End

Balance
Balance

4HEENTRIESINTHE'34#LEARINGACCOUNTARE
Debit side
1
2
3
4
5

Credit side
6

8

'34SETTLEMENT
'34ONCASHPURCHASES
'34ON#REDIT0URCHASES
'34ON3ALES2ETURNS
'34ONCREDITPURCHASEOF.#!

'34ON#ASH3ALES
'34ON#REDIT3ALES
'34ONPURCHASERETURNS

4HIS EXAMPLE ASSUMES A CREDIT BALANCE '34 LIABILITY TO BEGIN WITH SO A '34
SETTLEMENTISALSOLIKELYINTHECASEOFADEBITBALANCE'34ASSET A'34REFUNDWOULD
BEEXPECTED)NTERMSOFTHE"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENT ONLYTHETHREEBANKENTRIES
'34SETTLEMENT '34ONCASHPURCHASESAND'34ON#ASH3ALES WOULDBEREPORTED
Figure 17.14

Capital template
Capital (OE)

Date

Cross-reference

Amount $

Drawings
End

Date

Cross-reference

Start

Balance

0,3UMMARY

Bank

Balance

.#!

Amount $

0,3UMMARY
Balance

4HECROSS REFERENCE@0,3UMMARYREFERSTOTHE.ET0ROlTOR.ET,OSSFORTHEPERIOD
SOOBVIOUSLYONLYONEOFTHESEENTRIESWILLAPPEARATANYONETIME)FAPROlTISGENERATED
ITWILLAPPEARONTHECREDITSIDEIFALOSSISINCURRED ITWILLAPPEARONTHEDEBITSIDE
Figure 17.15

Disposal of NCA template


Disposal of NCA

Date

Cross-reference

Amount $

Date

Cross-reference

.#!

!CC$EPOF.#!

0ROlTON$ISPOF.#!

Bank or Sundry Creditor

Amount $

,OSSON$ISPOF.#!

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STUDY TIP

)FYOUONLYKNOW
TWOOFTHEBIGFOUR
lGURES SEEIFTHEREIS
ENOUGHINFORMATIONTO
RECONSTRUCTARELATED
ACCOUNTFOREXAMPLE
3TOCK#ONTROLAND
#REDITORS#ONTROLARE
LINKED ITMAYALLOW
YOUTOCALCULATETHE
THIRDlGURESOYOU
CANRECONSTRUCTTHE
ORIGINALACCOUNT

UNITS 3&4

4HISLISTISBYNOMEANSEXHAUSTIVEANYLEDGERACCOUNTCOULDBERECONSTRUCTEDTO
CALCULATEAMISSINGlGURE FORANYOFTHETHREEGENERAL PURPOSEBUDGETS
4HEONLYRESTRICTIONISWENEEDTOKNOWTHREEOFTHE@BIGFOURPIECESOFINFORMATION
&ORDEBTORSANDCREDITORS THISMEANSATLEASTTHREEOF
s OPENINGBALANCE
s CLOSINGBALANCE
s #REDIT3ALES#REDIT0URCHASES
s 2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORS0AYMENTSTO#REDITORS
s
s
s
s

&ORSTOCK ITMEANSTHREEOF
OPENINGBALANCE
CLOSINGBALANCE
#OSTOF3ALES
PURCHASESCASHORCREDIT 

)F WE KNOW ONLY ONE OR TWO OF THE BIG FOUR WE HAVE INSUFlCIENT INFORMATION TO
RECONSTRUCTTHEACCOUNT

REVIEW QUESTIONS 17.8

1 StateTHEPURPOSEOFRECONSTRUCTINGALEDGERACCOUNT
2 ListTHETHREESTEPSINVOLVEDINRECONSTRUCTINGALEDGERACCOUNT
3 ExplainWHENITWOULDBEMOREAPPROPRIATETORECONSTRUCTTHE$EBTORS#ONTROL
ACCOUNTRATHERTHANPREPAREA3CHEDULEOF2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORS
4 ShowTHETEMPLATESFORTHEFOLLOWINGLEDGERACCOUNTS
s $EBTORS#ONTROL
s '34#LEARING
s #REDITORS#ONTROL
s #APITAL
s 3TOCK#ONTROL
s $ISPOSALOF.#!

17.9 VARIANCE REPORTS: CASH AND PROFIT

variance report
an accounting report
that compares actual
and budgeted gures,
highlighting variances,
so that problems can be
identied and corrective
action taken

! NUMBER OF TIMES IN THIS CHAPTER WE HAVE NOTED THE BENElT OF BUDGETS IN TERMS
OF PROVIDING A BENCHMARK FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF ACTUAL PERFORMANCE "Y COMPARING
ACTUAL AND BUDGETED lGURES SIGNIlCANT DIFFERENCES AND PROBLEMS IN PARTICULAR CAN
BEIDENTIlED ALLOWINGTHEOWNERTOMAKEDECISIONSTOIMPROVETHElRMSPERFORMANCE
4HISCOMPARISONISFACILITATEDBYTHEPREPARATIONOFAvariance report
!VARIANCEREPORTCOMPARESACTUALANDBUDGETEDlGURES HIGHLIGHTINGANYSIGNIlCANT
DIFFERENCES WHICH ARE KNOWN AS VARIANCES SO THAT PROBLEMS CAN BE IDENTIlED AND
CORRECTED)TISPREPAREDONCETHElGURESAREAVAILABLE BUTBEFORETHENEXTBUDGET
)NTHISCOURSE WEWILLPREPARETWOVARIANCEREPORTS
s #ASH"UDGET6ARIANCE2EPORT
s )NCOME3TATEMENT6ARIANCE2EPORT

Cash Budget Variance Report


Cash Budget
Variance Report
an accounting report
that compares actual and
budgeted cash ows,
highlighting variances

! #ASH "UDGET 6ARIANCE 2EPORT COMPARES ACTUAL AND BUDGETED CASH mOWS )N
APPEARANCE ITISVERYSIMILARTOA"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENT BUTISHASADDITIONAL
COLUMNSFORACTUALlGURES ANDTHECALCULATIONOFTHEVARIANCE
&IGURESHOWSTHE#ASH"UDGET6ARIANCE2EPORTFOR$ENZEL7ASHING-ACHINES
FOR-ARCH

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BUDGETS

411

Cash Budget Variance Report


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STUDY TIP

Cash Budget Variance Report for March 2016


Budget

Actual

Variance

F/U

Cash Sales

24 000

29 000

5 000

2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORS

11 000

8 000

3 000

2 400

2 900

500



39 900

2 500

32 000

30 000

2 000

Wages

8 000

8 600

600

Advertising

1 300

1 100

200

0REPAID2ENT

9 000

9 000

'340AID

1 530

1 610

80

51 830

50 310

1 520

(14 430)

(10 410)

4 020

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES


Cash Inows

'342ECEIVED
4OTAL/PERATING)NmOWS

6ARIANCEREPORTSAREALSO
KNOWNASPERFORMANCE
REPORTS ASTHEYASSESS
THElRMSPERFORMANCE
INMEETINGITSBUDGET

Less Cash Outows


0AYMENTSTO#REDITORS

4OTAL/PERATING/UTmOWS
Net Cash Flows from Operations

CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES


Cash Inows
.IL
Less Cash Outows
Ofce Equipment
Net Cash Flows from Investing Activities

5 000

5 000

(5 000)

(5 000)

CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES


Cash Inows
Capital Contribution

30 000

30 000

Loan AXC Bank

10 000

11 000

1 000

4OTAL&INANCING)NmOWS

40 000

41 000

1 000

1 000

1 200

200

Net Cash Flows from Financing Activities

39 000

39 800

800

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash Position

19 570

24 390

4 820

Nil

Nil

19 570

24 390

4 820

STUDY TIP

Less Cash Outows


Drawings

add Bank Balance at start


Bank Balance at end

! variance IS SIMPLY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BUDGETED lGURE AND THE ACTUAL
lGURE7HETHERITISFAVOURABLEORUNFAVOURABLEDEPENDS INTHE#ASH"UDGET6ARIANCE
2EPORT ONITSEFFECTONCASH!VARIANCEISFAVOURABLE& IFITMEANSCASHWILLBEHIGHER
THANEXPECTEDINTHEBUDGETAVARIANCEISUNFAVOURABLE5 IFITMEANSCASHWILLBELOWER
THANEXPECTEDINTHEBUDGET
.OTE THAT IN OUR EXAMPLE THE VARIANCE IN THE ,OAN n !8# "ANK IS REPORTED AS
FAVOURABLEBECAUSECASHWILLINCREASEMORETHANEXPECTED4HEFACTTHATTHELIABILITIES
WILLALSOINCREASEDOESNOTAFFECTITSCLASSIlCATIONINTHE#ASH"UDGET6ARIANCE2EPORT
3IMILARLY 0AYMENTSTO#REDITORSISCLASSIlEDASFAVOURABLE EVENTHOUGHITCOULDMEAN
THEBALANCEOWEDTOCREDITORSISHIGHERTHANEXPECTED

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ATALL THENITIS
NEITHERFAVOURABLENOR
UNFAVOURABLE

variance
the difference between
an actual gure and
a budgeted gure,
expressed as favourable
or unfavourable

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UNITS 3&4

Uses of the Cash Budget Variance Report

STUDY TIP

)TDOESNTREALLYMATTER
WHETHERYOUSUBTRACT
BUDGETEDlGURES
FROMACTUAL ORTHE
OTHERWAYAROUND4HE
IMPORTANTTHINGISTO
IDENTIFYTHEVARIANCE
CORRECTLYASfavourable
ORunfavourable

)TISPOSSIBLETHATTHEVARIANCESREVEALEDINTHE#ASH"UDGET6ARIANCE2EPORTARECAUSED
SIMPLYBYPOORBUDGETING(OWEVER THISDOESNOTMEANTHEREPORTISUSELESSITSHOULD
BEUSEDINplanningTHENEXTBUDGET SOTHATITISMOREACCURATE
!SSUMING THE VARIANCES ARE NOT CAUSED BY POOR ESTIMATES THEN THE #ASH "UDGET
6ARIANCE 2EPORT IS A VALUABLE aid to decision-making 4HE UNFAVOURABLE VARIANCES
SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND THEIR CAUSE IDENTIlED 4HIS WILL ALLOW THE OWNER TO TAKE
CORRECTIVEACTION)NOUREXAMPLE $ENZEL7ASHING-ACHINESMAYBECONCERNEDATTHE
UNFAVOURABLE VARIANCE IN 2ECEIPTS FROM $EBTORS DOES IT INDICATE A DECLINE IN #REDIT
3ALES POORCOLLECTIONPOLICIESORSOMETHINGELSE
7HENUSINGTHEREPORTINTHISWAY ITISALSOIMPORTANTTOCONSIDERTHELINKSBETWEEN
ITEMS &OR INSTANCE AN UNFAVOURABLE VARIANCE IN !DVERTISING MAY ACTUALLY GENERATE A
FAVOURABLEVARIANCEIN#ASH3ALES BUTACORRESPONDINGUNFAVOURABLEVARIANCEIN7AGES

Income Statement Variance Report


Income Statement
Variance Report
an accounting report
that compares actual
and budged revenues
and expenses, and
highlights variations

)NTHESAMEWAYTHATA#ASH"UDGET6ARIANCE2EPORTCOMPARESACTUALANDBUDGETED
CASHmOWS AN)NCOME3TATEMENT6ARIANCE2EPORTCANBEPREPAREDTOCOMPAREACTUAL
ANDBUDGETEDREVENUESANDEXPENSES
6ARIANCESINTHISREPORTARECLASSIlEDASFAVOURABLEORUNFAVOURABLEDEPENDINGON
THEIREFFECTONPROlT)NTHE)NCOME3TATEMENT6ARIANCE2EPORT AVARIANCEISFAVOURABLE
& IFITMEANSPROlTWILLBEHIGHERTHANEXPECTEDINTHEBUDGETAVARIANCEISUNFAVOURABLE
5 IFITMEANSPROlTWILLBELOWERTHANEXPECTEDINTHEBUDGET
Figure 17.17

Income Statement Variance Report


DENZEL WASHING MACHINES
Income Statement Variance Report for March 2016
Budget

Actual

Variance

F/U

Revenue
Cash Sales

24 000

29 000

5 000

Credit Sales

16 000

14 000

2 000

4OTAL2EVENUE

40 000

43 000

3 000

Cost of Sales

20 000

19 000

1 000

Gross Prot

20 000

24 000

4 000

300

900

600

19 700

23 100

3 400

Wages

8 000

8 600

600

Advertising

1 300

1 100

200

100

100

1 500

1 500

10 900

11 300

400

8 800

11 800

3 000

Less Cost of Goods Sold

Less Stock Loss


Adjusted Gross Prot
Less Other Expenses

Depreciation of Ofce Equipment


2ENT
4OTAL%XPENSES
Net Prot

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Uses of the Income Statement Variance Report


4HE)NCOME3TATEMENT6ARIANCE2EPORTCANBEUSEDFOREXACTLYTHESAMEPURPOSESAS
THE#ASH"UDGET6ARIANCE2EPORTASAplanningDOCUMENTANDTOaid decision-making
4HEPRECEDINGREPORTIDENTIlESTHAT3ALESOVERALLHASINCREASED SOTHISMAYEXPLAINTHE
UNFAVOURABLEVARIANCESIN#OSTOF3ALESAND7AGES
4HE UNFAVOURABLE VARIANCE IN 3TOCK ,OSS IS PERHAPS MORE PROBLEMATIC IT MAY BE
CAUSED BY POOR STOCK MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES WHICH MAY NEED TO BE IMPROVED
7ITHOUT THE BUDGET PROVIDING THE BENCHMARK AND THE VARIANCE REPORT MAKING THE
COMPARISON THISPROBLEMMAYNOTHAVEBEENIDENTIlED

REVIEW QUESTIONS 17.9

1 State WHATINFORMATIONISSHOWNINA
s #ASH"UDGET6ARIANCE2EPORT
s )NCOME3TATEMENT6ARIANCE2EPORT
2 DeneTHETERM@VARIANCE
3 ExplainWHENAVARIANCEWOULDBECONSIDEREDTOBEFAVOURABLEIFREPORTEDIN
THE
s #ASH"UDGET6ARIANCE2EPORT
s )NCOME3TATEMENT6ARIANCE2EPORT
4 ExplainHOWAVARIANCEREPORTCANBEUSEDTOASSISTPLANNING
5 Explain HOWAVARIANCEREPORTCANBEUSEDTOASSISTDECISION MAKING

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WHERE HAVE WE BEEN?


s "UDGETINGISTHEPROCESSOFPREPARINGREPORTSTHATESTIMATEORPREDICTTHElNANCIAL
CONSEQUENCESOFLIKELYFUTURETRANSACTIONS
s "UDGETSASSISTPLANNINGBYPREDICTINGWHATISLIKELYTOOCCURINTHEFUTUREANDAID
DECISION MAKINGBYPROVIDINGABENCHMARKORYARDSTICKASTANDARD AGAINSTWHICH
ACTUALPERFORMANCECANBEMEASURED
s "UDGETEDCASHANDBUDGETEDPROlTARENOTNECESSARILYTHESAME
s &IGURES CAN BE CALCULATED BY PREPARING 3CHEDULES OF 2ECEIPTS FROM $EBTORS
0AYMENTSTO#REDITORS ORBYRECONSTRUCTINGLEDGERACCOUNTS
s 6ARIANCE REPORTS COMPARE ACTUAL AND BUDGETED lGURES HIGHLIGHTING VARIANCES SO
THATPROBLEMSCANBEIDENTIlEDANDCORRECTED
s !VARIANCEISTHEDIFFERENCEBETWEENTHEBUDGETEDlGUREANDTHEACTUALlGURE AND
CLASSIlEDASFAVOURABLEORUNFAVOURABLEDEPENDINGONITSEFFECTONBANKORPROlT

EXERCISE 17.1
CASH BUDGET

EXERCISES

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/N*ULY 4OP(ATSHADINITSBANKACCOUNT)THASPROVIDEDTHEFOLLOWING
LISTOFEXPECTEDTRANSACTIONSFOR*ULY
s #ASH3ALESAREEXPECTEDTOBEPLUS'34#REDIT3ALESAREEXPECTEDTOBE
PLUS'34 BUTONLYISEXPECTEDTOBECOLLECTEDIN*ULY
s !LLSTOCKISSOLDATAMARK UP
s #ASHPURCHASESOFSTOCKWILLBEPLUS'34 
s $RAWINGSWILLCONSISTOFCASHANDWORTHOFSTOCK
s 4HEFOLLOWINGEXPENSESWILLBEPAID
n ADVERTISING

PLUS'34
n WAGES

n INTEREST

s WAGESWILLBEOWINGATTHEENDOF*ULY
s 9EARLYRENTWILLBEPAIDON*ULY COSTINGPLUS'34
s 4HEMONTHLYLOANREPAYMENTOFWILLBEMADEON*ULY
s .EWSHOPlTTINGSWORTHINCLUDING'34 WILLBEPURCHASEDFORCASHFROM&ITTS
"EST
Required

a CalculateBUDGETED'34PAIDFOR*ULY
b PrepareA"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENTFOR4OP(ATSFOR*ULY
c SuggestTWOACTIONSTHEOWNERMAYTAKETOPLANFORTHEOUTCOMEPREDICTEDINTHE
"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENT

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EXERCISE 17.2
CASH BUDGET: CONSECUTIVE PERIODS

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,OCKHARDT,OCKSHASPROVIDEDTHEFOLLOWINGINFORMATIONREGARDINGITSEXPECTEDACTIVITIES
FOR*ANUARYTO-ARCH
s !SAT*ANUARY THEBUSINESSHADINTHEBANK
s 3ALES ARE MADE ON CASH ONLY TERMS AND ARE BUDGETED TO BE  IN *ANUARY
 IN &EBRUARY AND  IN -ARCH '34 WILL ALSO BE RECEIVED ON THESE
AMOUNTS
s 3TOCK IS PURCHASED ON CREDIT WITH CREDITORS PAID THE MONTH FOLLOWING PURCHASE
#REDIT PURCHASES FOR $ECEMBER  WERE   BUT ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO
IN*ANUARY ANDIN&EBRUARYAND-ARCH'34WILLALSOBEOWINGON
THESEAMOUNTS
s 4HEFOLLOWINGEXPENSESWILLBEPAIDEACHMONTH
n WAGES

n ADVERTISING

PLUS'34
n INTEREST

s 2ENTFORTHENEXTSIXMONTHSWILLBEPAIDDURING*ANUARYnINCLUSIVEOF'34
s )N*ANUARY THEBUSINESSWILLSELLANOLDVEHICLEFORCASH ANDIN&EBRUARY
WILLPAYCASHFORANEWVEHICLE WHICHWILLCOSTPLUS'34
s !'34SETTLEMENTISDUEIN*ANUARYn
s -ONTHLYCASHDRAWINGSWILLBE
s !REPAYMENTONTHEPRINCIPALOFALOANISDUEON*ANUARYn
s 4HE OWNER PLANS TO CONTRIBUTE   CASH AND SOME OFlCE EQUIPMENT WORTH
IN-ARCH
Required

a CalculateBUDGETED'34PAIDFOR*ANUARY &EBRUARYAND-ARCH
b PrepareA"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENTFOR,OCKHARDT,OCKSFOR*ANUARY &EBRUARY
AND-ARCH
c Suggest TWO ACTIONS THE OWNER MIGHT TAKE TO ADDRESS ANY PROBLEMS REVEALED BY
YOURANSWERTOPART@B
d Explain ONEBENElTOFPREPARINGA"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENTFORCONSECUTIVE
PERIODS

EXERCISE 17.3
SCHEDULE OF RECEIPTS FROM DEBTORS

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"ATS @N "ALLS HAS PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING BUDGETED INFORMATION RELATING TO ITS CREDIT
SALESDURING
Month

Credit Sales

!UGUSTACTUAL

8 000

3EPTEMBERACTUAL

9 000

/CTOBERBUDGETED

10 000

.OVEMBERBUDGETED

11 000

$ECEMBERBUDGETED

12 000

'34WILLALSOBECHARGEDONTHESEAMOUNTS)TISEXPECTEDTHATOFDEBTORSWILL
PAYINTHEMONTHFOLLOWINGTHESALE WHILETHEREMAININGWILLPAYINTHESECOND
MONTH

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CAMBRIDGE VCE ACCOUNTING

UNITS 3&4

Required
a SuggestONEREASONFORTHETRENDIN3ALESFROM!UGUSTTO$ECEMBER
b PrepareA3CHEDULEOF2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORSFOR/CTOBER .OVEMBERAND$ECEMBER

c 2EFERRINGTOTHEINFORMATIONPROVIDED explainONEREASONWHYBUDGETED.ET0ROlT
AND"UDGETED.ET)NCREASE$ECREASE IN#ASH0OSITIONARELIKELYTOBEDIFFERENTFOR
$ECEMBER

EXERCISE 17.4
SCHEDULE OF RECEIPTS FROM DEBTORS

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page 376

*AZZY *ACKETS HAS PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO AID IN THE PREPARATION OF ITS
"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENTFOR!PRIL -AYAND*UNE
Month

Credit Sales

Cash Sales

January

50 000

43 000

February

40 000

32 000

March

45 000

35 000

April

35 000



May

30 000

32 000

June

20 000

26 000

4HESEAMOUNTSDONOTINCLUDE'34

)T IS EXPECTED THAT  OF DEBTORS WILL PAY IN THE MONTH OF SALE  OF DEBTORS
WILLPAYINTHEMONTHFOLLOWINGTHESALE ANDTHEREMAININGWILLPAYINTHESECOND
MONTHFOLLOWINGTHESALE
Required
a CalculateBUDGETED2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORSFOR!PRIL -AYAND*UNE
b Prepare AN EXTRACT OF THE "UDGETED #ASH &LOW 3TATEMENT FOR *AZZY *ACKETS THAT
SHOWS/PERATINGCASHINmOWSFOR!PRIL -AYAND*UNE
c ExplainHOWTHEPREPARATIONOFA"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENTCANASSISTPLANNING

EXERCISE 17.5
SCHEDULES AND THE BUDGETED
CASH FLOW STATEMENT

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page 377

/N  *ANUARY  "ETTYS "AGS COMMENCED /PERATIONS 0ROJECTED PURCHASES AND
3ALESFORTHElRSTFOURMONTHSARE
Month

Credit purchases

Credit Sales

Cash Sales

January

12 000

20 000

30 000

February

13 000

25 000

34 000

March

14 000

28 000

36 000

Additional information:
s 4HEAMOUNTSABOVEDOnotINCLUDE'34
s "ETTYS "AGS ALLOWS A  DISCOUNT IF DEBTORS PAY WITHIN THE MONTH THAT THE SALE
OCCURRED)TISEXPECTEDTHATOFTHE3ALESWILLBECOLLECTEDWITHINTHEDISCOUNT
PERIOD BYTHEENDOFTHEMONTHAFTERPURCHASE INTHEFOLLOWINGMONTH
ANDTHATWILLBEUNCOLLECTABLE
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s /F CREDIT PURCHASES  ARE PAID IN THE MONTH OF PURCHASE WITH THE REMAINDER
PAIDINTHEFOLLOWINGMONTH
s -ONTHLYEXPENSESINCLUDEADVERTISINGOFPLUS'34 WAGESOFAND
DEPRECIATIONONEQUIPMENTOF4HEREARENOPREPAIDORACCRUEDEXPENSES
s #ASHDRAWINGSWILLBEPERMONTH
Required

a CalculateBUDGETED2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORSFOR*ANUARY &EBRUARYAND-ARCH
b CalculateBUDGETED0AYMENTSTO#REDITORSFOR*ANUARY &EBRUARYAND-ARCH
c Prepare AN EXTRACT OF THE "UDGETED #ASH &LOW 3TATEMENT FOR "ETTYS "AGS THAT
SHOWSTHE/PERATINGACTIVITIESFOR*ANUARY &EBRUARYAND-ARCH
d 2EFERRING TO YOUR ANSWER TO PART @C explain YOUR TREATMENT OF DEPRECIATION OF
EQUIPMENT
e ExplainHOWCASHDRAWINGSWOULDBEREPORTEDINTHE"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENT
f ExplainHOWTHEPREPARATIONOFA"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENTCANASSISTDECISION
MAKING

EXERCISE 17.6
BUDGETED REPORTS

W B

page 379

$ANAS$ETERGENTSWILLBEGINTRADING/PERATIONSON-AY ANDHASPROVIDEDTHE
FOLLOWINGESTIMATESFORITSlRSTMONTHOF/PERATIONS
s 4HEOWNERWILLMAKEACAPITALCONTRIBUTIONOFTOCOMMENCE/PERATIONS
s 3HELVINGWORTHPLUS'34 WILLBEPURCHASEDONCREDITFROM*ANCKE&ITTINGS
ON-AY"EFORETHEENDOF-AY WILLBEPAIDTOTHECREDITOR
s #ASH3ALESAREESTIMATEDTOBEPLUS'34
s #REDIT3ALESAREESTIMATEDTOBEINCLUDING'34$EBTORSOWINGATTHEEND
OF-AYISEXPECTEDTOBE
s !LLSTOCKWILLBEPURCHASEDONCREDIT0URCHASESFOR-AYAREEXPECTEDTOBE
PLUS'34!TTHEENDOF-AY ITISANTICIPATEDTHATWILLBE
OWEDTOCREDITORS
s #OSTOF3ALESISEXPECTEDTOBEAND BASEDONINDUSTRYAVERAGES 3TOCK,OSS
ISEXPECTEDTOBE
s 3IXMONTHSADVERTISINGWILLBEPAIDINADVANCEON-AY ATACOSTOF
PLUS'344HEREWILLBENOOTHERPREPAYMENTSORACCRUALS
s 4HEFOLLOWINGEXPENSESWILLBEINCURREDDURING-AY
n WAGES

n DEPRECIATIONOFSHELVING

n RENT

PLUS'34
s /N-AY ALOANFORWILLBERECEIVEDFROM:.!"ANK4HELOANWILL
BE USED TO PURCHASE A VAN IN *UNE  %ACH MONTH  WILL BE PAID OFF THE
PRINCIPAL STARTINGON*UNE
s #ASHDRAWINGSWILLBE$RAWINGSOFSTOCKISEXPECTEDTOBE
Required

a Prepare A"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENTFOR$ANAS$ETERGENTSFOR-AY
b Prepare A"UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENTFOR$ANAS$ETERGENTSFOR-AY
c ExplainTWOREASONSWHYTHEBUDGETED.ET)NCREASEIN#ASH0OSITIONISMUCHLARGER
THANTHEBUDGETED.ET0ROlTFOR-AY
d Show HOW THE 3TOCK #ONTROL AND '34 #LEARING ACCOUNTS WOULD APPEAR IN THE
'ENERAL,EDGERASAT-AY
e Prepare A"UDGETED"ALANCE3HEETFOR$ANAS$ETERGENTSASAT-AY
f ExplainHOWA"UDGETED"ALANCE3HEETCANASSISTPLANNING
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UNITS 3&4

EXERCISE 17.7
BUDGETED REPORTS

W B

page 382

/N*UNE THE"ALANCE3HEETOF*ACUZZI*OINTSHOWEDTHEFOLLOWING
JACUZZI JOINT
Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2016
Current Assets

Bank

4 000

Stock Control

28 000

Debtors Control



0REPAID2ENT

6 000

Current Liabilities

Creditors Control

9 900
200

'34#LEARING
45 480

Non-Current Assets

!CCRUED)NTEREST%XPENSE

300

Sundry Creditor Wilks



11 150

Non-Current Liabilities

Ofce Equipment

24 000

Less Accumulated Depreciation



30 000

,OANn!03&INANCE
16 800

Owners Equity
Capital Jacqui

Total Assets

$62 280

Total Equities

21 130
$62 280

4HE OWNER HAS PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO ASSIST IN THE PREPARATION OF
BUDGETEDREPORTSFOR*ULY
Month

Credit purchases

Credit Sales

Cash Sales

June

9 000



19 000

July

11 000

18 000

22 000

4HESEAMOUNTSDOnotINCLUDE'34
s !LLSTOCKISMARKEDUP
s 4HEOWNEREXPECTSA3TOCK,OSSOFFOR*ULY
s #REDIT3ALESARERECEIVEDINTHEMONTHOFTHESALEANDINTHEMONTHAFTER
THESALE
s !LLPURCHASESAREMADEONCREDIT!MOUNTSOWINGTOCREDITORSAREPAIDINTHEMONTH
FOLLOWINGPURCHASETOEARNADISCOUNT
s 3IXMONTHSRENTWASPREPAIDON-AY
s 7AGES PAID DURING *ULY  WILL BE  BUT  WAGES IS EXPECTED TO BE
OWINGATTHEENDOF*ULY
s $EPRECIATIONOFOFlCEEQUIPMENTFOR*ULYWILLBE
s %LECTRICITYEXPENSEWILLBEPLUS'344HISAMOUNTWILLBEPAIDINFULLDURING*ULY

s )N*ULY WILLBEPAIDTOCOVERTHEINTERESTEXPENSEFOR-AY *UNEAND*ULY

s $URING *ULY  NEW OFlCE EQUIPMENT COSTING   INCLUDING '34 WILL BE
PURCHASEDONCREDITFROM0HELPS#O!PAYMENTOFWILLBEMADETO0HELPS
#OBEFORETHEENDOF*ULY
s /N*ULY THEOWNERPLANSTOCONTRIBUTECASHANDHEROWNVEHICLE
WORTH$RAWINGSOFCASHBYTHEOWNERWILLBE
s 4HEAMOUNTOWINGTO3UNDRY#REDITORn7ILKSWILLBEPAIDINFULL
s 4HE,OANn!03&INANCEISANINTERESTONLYLOANDUEINFULLIN/CTOBER

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Required

a
b
c
d
e

CalculateBUDGETED2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORSFOR*ULY
CalculateBUDGETED0AYMENTSTO#REDITORSFOR*ULY
Prepare A"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENTFOR*ACUZZI*OINTFOR*ULY
Prepare A"UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENTFOR*ACUZZI*OINTFOR*ULY
ExplainTWOREASONSWHYTHE.ET#ASH&LOWSFROM/PERATIONSISBUDGETEDTOBE
GREATERTHANTHE.ET0ROlTFOR*ULY
f Show HOW THE 3TOCK #ONTROL AND '34 #LEARING ACCOUNTS WOULD APPEAR IN THE
'ENERAL,EDGERASAT*ULY
g Prepare A"UDGETED"ALANCE3HEETFOR*ACUZZI*OINTASAT*ULY

EXERCISE 17.8
ACCOUNT RECONSTRUCTION

W B

page 386

-OVING "OXES SELLS CARDBOARD BOXES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE MOVING HOUSE AND HAS
PROVIDEDTHEFOLLOWINGINFORMATIONRELATINGTOTHEIR$EBTORS#ONTROLACCOUNT
s "ALANCEASAT*ULY

s "UDGETEDBALANCEASAT*UNE

s "UDGETED#REDIT3ALESFORTHEYEARENDED*UNE  INCLUDING'34
s "UDGETED$ISCOUNT%XPENSE

Required
a &OREACHITEMABOVE identifyTHEBUDGETEDREPORTINWHICHTHEITEMWILLAPPEAR
b Reconstruct THE $EBTORS #ONTROL ACCOUNT TO DETERMINE BUDGETED 2ECEIPTS FROM
$EBTORSFORTHEYEARENDED*UNE
c ExplainTHEIMPORTANCEOFBUDGETED3ALESINTHEBUDGETINGPROCESS

EXERCISE 17.9
ACCOUNT RECONSTRUCTION

W B

page 387

"ULLY(IDESSELLSLEATHERPRODUCTSANDHASPROVIDEDTHEFOLLOWINGINFORMATIONRELATINGTO
ITSEXPECTEDTRANSACTIONSFOR
s ACTUALBALANCESASAT*ANUARY
n $EBTORS#ONTROL

n #REDITORS#ONTROL

s BUDGETEDBALANCESASAT$ECEMBER
n $EBTORS#ONTROL

n #REDITORS#ONTROL

s FROMTHE"UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENT
n #ASH3ALES


n #REDIT3ALES


n 3ALES2ETURNS


n $ISCOUNT2EVENUE

n "AD$EBTS

n $ISCOUNT%XPENSE

s OTHERINFORMATION
n CASHPURCHASES


n CREDITPURCHASES



&IGURESDONOTINCLUDE'34

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CAMBRIDGE VCE ACCOUNTING

UNITS 3&4

Required
a Reconstruct THE $EBTORS #ONTROL ACCOUNT TO DETERMINE BUDGETED 2ECEIPTS FROM
$EBTORSFOR
b PrepareANEXTRACTFROMTHE"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENTFOR"ULLY(IDESFOR
THATSHOWS/PERATINGCASHINmOWS
c Reconstruct THE #REDITORS #ONTROL ACCOUNT TO DETERMINE BUDGETED 0AYMENTS TO
#REDITORSFOR

EXERCISE 17.10
ACCOUNT RECONSTRUCTION

W B

page 388

4ONYS4YRE%MPORIUMHASPROVIDEDTHEFOLLOWINGINFORMATIONRELATINGTOITSEXPECTED
TRANSACTIONSFORTHEYEARENDED*UNE
s BALANCESASAT*ULY
n 3TOCK#ONTROL
n #REDITORS#ONTROL
s FROMTHE"UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENT
n 3ALES

n 3ALES2ETURNS

n 3TOCK'AIN
n $ISCOUNT2EVENUE
s EXPECTEDBALANCESASAT*UNE
n 3TOCK#ONTROL
n #REDITORS#ONTROL
s OTHERINFORMATION
n CASHPURCHASES

n DRAWINGSOFSTOCK

&IGURESDONOTINCLUDE'34












INCLUDESCASH
ANDSTOCK

!LLSTOCKISSOLDATAMARK UP
Required
a ReconstructTHE3TOCK#ONTROLACCOUNTTODETERMINEBUDGETEDCREDITPURCHASESFOR
THEYEARENDED*UNE
b Reconstruct THE #REDITORS #ONTROL ACCOUNT TO DETERMINE BUDGETED 0AYMENTS TO
#REDITORSFORTHEYEARENDED*UNE

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EXERCISE 17.11
CASH BUDGET VARIANCE REPORT

W B

BUDGETS

page 389

3IMPLY3TUNNINGSELLSHAIRCAREPRODUCTSTOHAIRDRESSERSIN-ELBOURNEANDHASPROVIDED
THEFOLLOWING#ASH"UDGET6ARIANCE2EPORTFORTHEYEARENDED*UNE
SIMPLY STUNNING
Cash Budget Variance Report for the year ended 30 June 2016
Budgeted

Actual

Variance

Fav./
Unfav.

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING


ACTIVITIES
2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORS

99 200

89 200

Cash Sales

85 000

94 000

8 500

9 400

'342ECEIVED
0AYMENTSTO#REDITORS

















Advertising





)NTEREST%XPENSE





'343ETTLEMENT





0REPAID2ENT
'340AID
Wages

Net Cash Flows from Operations

25 460

5 410

0ROCEEDSON3ALEOF%QUIPMENT

5 000

3 000

Shelving

Net Cash Flows from Investing


Activities

5 000

(9 000)

Capital Contribution

20 000

Loan



CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING


ACTIVITIES


CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING


ACTIVITIES

Drawings





Net Cash Flows from Financing


Activities

(41 000)

(20 000)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash


Position

(10 540)

(23 590)

Add Bank Balance at start

8 500

8 500

Bank Balance at end

(2 040)

(15 090)

3OPHIEHADORGANISEDANOVERDRAFTLIMITWITHTHEBANKOF
Required
a ExplainONEBENElTOFPREPARINGA#ASH"UDGET6ARIANCE2EPORT
b CompleteTHE#ASH"UDGET6ARIANCE2EPORTFOR3IMPLY3TUNNINGFORTHEYEARENDED
*UNE
c StateWHETHERTHEVARIANCEIN0AYMENTSTO#REDITORSISFAVOURABLEORUNFAVOURABLE
JustifyYOURANSWER
d SuggestONEPOSSIBLEREASONFORTHE#APITAL#ONTRIBUTION

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UNITS 3&4

e ExplainTHEEFFECTONTHEACTUALCLOSINGBANKBALANCEOFTHEVARIANCESIN)NVESTING
ACTIVITIES
f Identify TWO ASSETS THAT WILL DIFFER AS AT  *UNE  AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE
VARIANCESINTHE#ASH"UDGET6ARIANCE2EPORTJustifyYOURANSWER

EXERCISE 17.12
CASH VARIANCE REPORT

W B

page 391

"RIGHT ,IGHTS HAS PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING PARTIALLY COMPLETED #ASH "UDGET 6ARIANCE
2EPORTFORTHEYEARENDED*UNE
BRIGHT LIGHTS
Cash Budget Variance Report (extract) for the year ended 30 June 2016
Budgeted

Actual

Variance

Fav./ Unfav.

5 000

300

1 000

2 500

CASH FLOW FROM


OPERATING ACTIVITIES
2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORS

100 000

0AYMENTSTO#REDITORS



105 000

)NTEREST%XPENSE
'340AID
0REPAID2ENT








CASH FLOW FROM


INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Sale of Shelving
Van

5 000




CASH FLOW FROM


FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Loan
Drawings






Additional information:
s 4HEBUDGETEDFOR0REPAID2ENTFAILEDTOTAKEINTOACCOUNTINPREPAID
RENTAT*ULYANDPREPAIDRENTOFAT*UNE
s 4HEOWNERHASARGUEDTHATTHE,OANVARIANCEISUNFAVOURABLEBECAUSEITINCREASES
THElRMSLIABILITIES
Required
a Calculate ACTUAL 0REPAID2ENTFORTHEYEARENDING*UNE
b Complete THE#ASH"UDGET6ARIANCE2EPORTEXTRACT FOR"RIGHT,IGHTSFORTHEYEAR
ENDED*UNE
c ExplainWHETHERTHE,OANVARIANCEISFAVOURABLEORUNFAVOURABLE
d 'IVENTHAT#REDIT3ALESDECREASED suggestONEPOSSIBLEREASONFORTHEVARIANCEIN
2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORS
e ExplainONEPOSSIBLEEFFECTOF&INANCINGACTIVITIESONTHElRMSACTUAL.ET0ROlTFOR
THEYEARENDED*UNE

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EXERCISE 17.13
INCOME STATEMENT VARIANCE REPORT

W B

BUDGETS

page 393

Toot and Twang sells musical instruments from a shop in Melton, and has provided the
following Income Statement Variance Report for the year ended 30 June 2016:
TOOT AND TWANG
Income Statement Variance Report for the year ended 30 June 2016
Budgeted

Actual

120 000

110 000

Cost of Sales

70 000

55 000

Gross Profit

50 000

55 000

Add Stock Gain/(Loss)

1 500

(4 200)

Adjusted Gross Profit

51 500

50 800

1 500

6 500

53 000

57 300

Wages

18 000

19 000

Rent

12 000

14 000

Depreciation of Vehicles

2 300

1 600

Interest Expense

1 400

1 800

Net Profit/(Loss)

19 300

20 900

Variance

Fav./ Unfav.

Revenue
Sales
Less Cost of Goods Sold

Add Other Revenue


Profit on Disposal of Vehicle
Less Other Expenses

Required
a Explain the importance of variance analysis in the budgeting process.
b Complete the Income Statement Variance Report for Toot and Twang for the year
ended 30 June 2016.
c Explain whether the variance in Cost of Sales is favourable or unfavourable.
d Suggest one possible reason for the variance in Depreciation of Vehicles.
e Explain why the owner should be concerned about the firms profit performance
when compared to the budget.

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424

CAMBRIDGE VCE ACCOUNTING

UNITS 3&4

EXERCISE 17.14
INCOME STATEMENT VARIANCE REPORT

W B

page 395

"LADES WHICH SELLS KITCHEN KNIVES AND CUTTING UTENSILS HAS PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING
)NCOME3TATEMENT6ARIANCE2EPORTFORTHEYEARENDED*UNE
BLADES
Income Statement Variance Report for the year ended 30 June 2016
Budgeted

Actual

Variance

Fav./.Unfav.

Revenue
Sales
3ALES2ETURNS

105 000

90 000

8 500

4 500

5000

300

96 500
Less Cost of Goods Sold
Cost of Sales
#ARTAGE)NWARDS
Gross Prot
Less Stock Loss
Adjusted Gross Prot

48 000

54 000

3 000

1 000

45 500
1 800

2 300

43 700

Less Other Expenses


Wages

28 000

2ENT

15 000

18 000

1 400

2 200

Depreciation Equipment
)NTEREST

800

Net Prot/(Loss)

4HEBUSINESSHADANOVERDRAFTOFASAT*ULY
Required
a Complete THE)NCOME3TATEMENT6ARIANCE2EPORTFOR"LADESFORTHEYEARENDED
*UNE
b SuggestTWOPOSSIBLEREASONSFORTHEVARIANCEIN3ALES2ETURNS
c SuggestONEPOSSIBLEREASONFORTHEVARIANCEIN)NTEREST%XPENSE
d Explain THEIMPLICATIONSOFTHEVARIANCEIN'ROSS0ROlT

EXERCISE 17.15
ACCOUNT RECONSTRUCTION AND
BUDGETED REPORTS

W B

page 396

3ETH"AYESISTHEPROPRIETOROF"AYES3URFBOARDS WHICHSELLSSURFGEARONTHE6ICTORIAN
WESTCOAST(EHASPROVIDEDTHEFOLLOWINGINFORMATIONTOASSISTINTHEPREPARATIONOF
BUDGETSFOR

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BAYES SURFBOARDS
Assets and equities as at 31 December 2015
Assets

Equities

Debtors Control



Bank

5 000

'34#LEARING

3 000

Stock Control

62 400

Creditors Control

41 800

Shop Fittings

52 000

Capital Bayes

69 500

Less Accumulated Depreciation

18 000

Total Assets

$117 000

Accrued Wages

Total Equities



$117 000

%XPECTEDTRANSACTIONSFOR
s #REDIT3ALESAREEXPECTEDTOBEANDWILLINCLUDEFOR$ECEMBER
'34WILLALSOBECHARGEDONTHESEAMOUNTS$EBTORSUSUALLYPAYINTHEMONTH
FOLLOWINGSALETOTAKEADVANTAGEOFASETTLEMENTDISCOUNT
s #REDITPURCHASESAREBUDGETEDTOBEPLUS'34 AND ASAT$ECEMBER
 ISEXPECTEDTOBEOWINGTOCREDITORS
s !LLSTOCKISSOLDATAMARK UP
s /THERESTIMATESFORINCLUDE
n OCCUPANCYEXPENSES

PLUS'34
n OFlCEEXPENSES

PLUS'34
n WAGESEXPENSE

n DEPRECIATIONEXPENSE

n CASHDRAWINGS

n STOCKLOSS

s !'34REFUNDOFISDUEFROMTHE!4/IN
s !NEWADVERTISINGCONTRACTWILLBESIGNEDANDPAIDON3EPTEMBER WITHTHE
PAYMENTOFINCLUDING'34 COVERINGMONTHSSTARTINGON/CTOBER
!SIDE FROM THE ADVERTISING THERE WILL BE NO OTHER PREPAYMENTS OR ACCRUALS AS AT
$ECEMBER
s %ARLYIN$ECEMBER 3ETHWANTSTOBORROWFROM!8"ANKTOlNANCE
THE PURCHASE OF NEW SHOP lTTINGS EARLY IN  4HE LOAN WILL BE REPAID IN FULL IN
$ECEMBER BUTINTERESTOFDUEON $ECEMBERWILLNOTBEPAID
UNTILTHENEXTWORKINGDAYON*ANUARY
s )N.OVEMBER SOMEOLDSHOPlTTINGSWILLBESOLDTOALOCALSUPERMARKETATA
PROlTOF4HESHOPlTTINGSWEREORIGINALLYWORTH BUTBYTHESALEDATE
WILLHAVEACCUMULATEDDEPRECIATIONOF
Required

a
b
c
d
e
f
g

Calculate THECASHPROCEEDSFROMTHEDISPOSALOFTHESHOPlTTINGS
CalculateBUDGETED2ECEIPTSFROM$EBTORSFOR
CalculateBUDGETED0AYMENTSTO#REDITORSFOR
Calculate BUDGETED'34PAIDFOR
Prepare A"UDGETED#ASH&LOW3TATEMENTFOR"AYES3URFBOARDSFOR
Explain ONEADVANTAGEOFPREPARINGBUDGETSMORETHANONCEAYEAR
Show HOW THE 3TOCK #ONTROL AND '34 #LEARING ACCOUNTS WOULD APPEAR IN THE
'ENERAL,EDGERASAT$ECEMBER
h Prepare AN EXTRACT OF THE "UDGETED "ALANCE 3HEET OF "AYES 3URFBOARDS AS AT
$ECEMBERTHATSHOWS#URRENT!SSETSAND#URRENT,IABILITIES!FULL"ALANCE
3HEETISnotREQUIRED
i ExplainHOWA"UDGETED"ALANCE3HEETCANBEUSEDTOASSISTPLANNING

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426

UNITS 3&4

EXERCISE 17.16
ACCOUNT RECONSTRUCTION AND
BUDGETED REPORTS

W B

page 399

0OPPY -ARCEL IS THE PROPRIETOR OF $IGITAL -ASTERS WHICH SELLS DIGITAL CAMERAS FROM A
SHOPIN4ORQUAY3HEHASREQUESTEDSOMEASSISTANCEINPREPARINGTHEBUDGETSANDHAS
PROVIDEDTHEFOLLOWINGINFORMATION
DIGITAL MASTERS
Account balances as at 30 June 2015
Debit

Credit

0REPAID0HOTOCOPIER2ENT

1 000

'34#LEARING

3 400

Debtors Control
Bank

16 000
1 200

Creditors Control



Acc. Depreciation Shop Fittings

21 600

Stock Control

35 000

Accrued Wages

1 300

Shop Fittings

48 000

Capital Marcel

61 200

$101 200

$101 200

!NTICIPATEDTRANSACTIONSFORTHEYEARENDED*UNE
s #ASH3ALESAREEXPECTEDTOBEPLUS'34AND#REDIT3ALESOFPLUS
'34$EBTORSASAT*UNEAREEXPECTEDTOBE
s !LLSTOCKISPURCHASEDONCREDITANDSOLDATAMARK UP
s /THERESTIMATESFORTHEYEARINCLUDE
n PURCHASESOFSTOCK

PLUS'34
n SALESRETURNS

PLUS'34
n DISCOUNTEXPENSE

n WAGEEXPENSEINCURRED

n DEPRECIATIONnSHOPlTTINGS

n CASHDRAWINGS

n STOCKLOSS

s 0OPPYISCURRENTLYRENTINGAPHOTOCOPIERATINCLUDING'34 PERMONTH PAYABLE
 MONTHS IN ADVANCE 0OPPY HAS RECEIVED NOTIlCATION THAT THE RENT WILL INCREASE
TO  INCLUDING '34 PER MONTH COMMENCING WITH THE NEXT PAYMENT DUE ON
3EPTEMBER
s /N!PRIL THEBUSINESSWILLINVESTINATHREE YEARTERMDEPOSIT)NTEREST
ISEARNEDATPERANNUM PAYABLEON-ARCHEACHYEAR
s %STIMATEDBALANCESASAT*UNEINCLUDE
3TOCK#ONTROL

n "ANK/VERDRAFT

n '34#LEARING

#2
Required

a CalculateBUDGETEDRENTEXPENSEFORTHEYEARENDED*UNE
b CalculateBUDGETEDINTERESTREVENUEFORTHEYEARENDED*UNE
c PrepareA"UDGETED)NCOME3TATEMENTFOR$IGITAL-ASTERSFORTHEYEARENDED
*UNE
d Explain HOW THE PREPARATION OF A "UDGETED )NCOME 3TATEMENT COULD ASSIST WITH
PLANNINGTOACHIEVEANIMPROVED'ROSS0ROlT
e Prepare AN EXTRACT OF THE "UDGETED "ALANCE 3HEET OF $IGITAL -ASTERS AS AT
*UNETHATSHOWS#URRENTAND.ON CURRENT!SSETS!FULL"ALANCE3HEETIS
notREQUIRED
f ExplainONEBENElTOFPREPARINGA"UDGETED"ALANCE3HEET

Anthony Simmons, Richard Hardy 2012


ISBN 978-1-107-64070-2
Photocopying is restricted under law and must not be transferred to another party.

Cambridge University Press

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