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The production budget must be prepared before the sales budget can be prepared

A) True
B) False

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The direct labor budget is based on budgeted sales levels

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is not a component of the cash budget?


A) Budgeted cash collections
B) Budgeted cash payments
C) Depreciation expense
D) Cash borrowed or repaid

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Jackson Inc. produces leather handbags. The production budget for the next four months is: July 5,000 units, August 7,000, September 7,500, October 8,000. Each handbag requires 0.5 square meters of leather. Jackson Inc.'s leather inventory policy is 30% of next month's production needs. On July 1 leather inventory was expected to be 1,000 square meters. What will leather purchases be in August?


A) 7,150 square meters
B) 3,575 square meters
C) 7,075 square meters
D) 3,425 square meters

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Dane Inc. has forecast purchases on account to be $465,000 in March, 555,000 in April, $630,000 in May, and $735,000 in June. Seventy percent of purchases are paid for in the month of purchase, the remaining 30% are paid in the following month. What are budgeted cash payments for April?


A) $528,000
B) $577,500
C) $388,500
D) $189,000

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Lea Company produces hand tools. Budgeted sales for March are 10,000 units. Beginning finished goods inventory in March is budgeted to be 1,300 units, and ending finished goods inventory is budgeted to be 1,400 units. How many units will be produced in March?


A) 9,900
B) 10,000
C) 10,100
D) 12,700

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following is not a component of the master budget?


A) Operating budget
B) Budgeted income statement
C) Budgeted balance sheet
D) Statement of return on investment

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Participative budgeting is an approach to budgeting that:


A) is top-down in nature.
B) allows top management to set the budget.
C) discourages budget slack.
D) is more likely to motivate people to work towards the organization's goals than a top-down approach.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following terms is generally not used to describe the forward-oriented nature of the budgeting process?


A) Predicted
B) Estimated
C) Hoped for
D) Expected

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The purpose of the cash budget is to:


A) be used as a basis for the operating budgets.
B) provide external users with an estimate of future cash flows.
C) help managers plan ahead to make certain they will have enough cash on hand to meet their operating needs.
D) summarize the cash flowing into and out of the business during the past perioD.
The cash budget helps managers plan ahead to make certain they will have enough cash on hand to meet their operating needs.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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The formula for budgeted raw materials purchases is:


A) Budgeted production units + Ending raw materials inventory - Beginning raw materials inventory
B) Budgeted production units + Beginning raw materials inventory - Ending raw materials inventory
C) Materials needed for production + Ending raw materials inventory - Beginning raw materials inventory
D) Materials needed for production + Beginning raw materials inventory - Ending raw materials inventory

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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Jackson Inc. produces leather handbags. The production budget for the next four months is: July 5,000 units, August 7,000, September 7,500, October 8,000. Each handbag requires 0.5 square meters of leather. Jackson Inc.'s leather inventory policy is 30% of next month's production needs. On July 1 leather inventory was expected to be 1,000 square meters. What will leather purchases be in July?


A) 2,300 square meters
B) 2,550 square meters
C) 2,700 square meters
D) 3,575 square meters

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Operating budgets focus on the financial resources needed to support operations

A) True
B) False

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From a managerial perspective, which budget is most likely to motivate people to succeed in executing it?


A) A budget that is tight, but attainable because it creates the appropriate level of challenge.
B) A budget that is easy to achieve, because it inspires confidence.
C) A budget that is difficult to achieve, because it encourages people to aim high.
D) A budget that is tight, and nearly impossible to achieve, because it creates camaraderie and an "us versus them" mentality.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following budgets would not exist for a merchandising firm?


A) Sales budget
B) Purchases budget
C) Production budget
D) Selling and administrative expense budget

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Audrey has forecast sales to be $205,000 in February, $270,000 in March, $290,000 in April, and $310,000 in May. The average cost of goods sold is 60% of sales. All sales are made on credit and sales are collected 50% in the month of sale, 30% the month following and the remainder two months after the sale. What is the budgeted Accounts Receivable balance on May 31?


A) $155,000
B) $213,000
C) $127,800
D) $186,000

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Sugar Co. has forecast sales for the next three months as follows: July 4,000 units, August 6,000 units, September 7,500 units, and October 8,000 units. Sugar's policy is to have an ending inventory of 40% of the next month's sales needs on hand. July 1 inventory is projected to be 1,500 units. Manufacturing overhead is budgeted to be $17,000 plus $5 per unit produced. a. Prepare a production budget for Sugar for as many months as is possible. b. Prepare a manufacturing overhead budget for the three months July - September. Be sure to include a total for the quarter as well.

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Which of the following is the forward-looking phase of the planning and control cycle?


A) Planning
B) Directing/Leading
C) Organizing
D) Control

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following budgets do not provide information needed for the budgeted balance sheet?


A) Materials purchases budget
B) Production budget
C) Selling and administrative expense budget
D) Cash budget

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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_____________ are the specific goals that managers want to achieve over a 5- to 10-year horizon.


A) Strategic plans
B) Long-term objectives
C) Short-term objectives
D) Tactics

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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