CPA Business Environment and Concepts (BEC) : Budgeting

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Example Question #1 : Budgeting

A budget that accommodates many levels of production volume is a:

Possible Answers:

Flexible budget

Sales budget

Cash budget

Zero based budget

Correct answer:

Flexible budget

Explanation:

A flexible budget allows for many levels of production volume.

Example Question #2 : Budgeting

Which of the following statements about flexible budgets is true? They are:

Possible Answers:

budgets used to evaluate capacity utilization

designed to accommodate changes in the activity level

designed to accommodate changes in the inflation rate

similar to static budgets but are adjusted for inflation

Correct answer:

designed to accommodate changes in the activity level

Explanation:

A flexible budget would be chosen when a manager expects changes in activity level of production.

Example Question #2 : Budgeting

The most direct way to prepare a cash budget for a manufacturing firm is to include:

Possible Answers:

Projected purchases, percentages of purchases paid, and net income

Projected sales and purchases, percentage of collections, and terms of payments

Projected net income, depreciation, and goodwill amortization

Projected sales, credit terms, and net income

Correct answer:

Projected sales and purchases, percentage of collections, and terms of payments

Explanation:

The simplest cash budget would include the components of cash collections and cash disbursements.

Example Question #4 : Budgeting

A plan that is created using budgeted revenue and costs but is based on the actual units of output is known as a:

Possible Answers:

Master budget

Continuous budget

Flexible budget

Static budget

Correct answer:

Flexible budget

Explanation:

A flexible budget uses budgeted revenue and costs per unit, but it is adjusted based on actual units of output.

Example Question #5 : Budgeting

All of the following are considered operating/financial budgets, except the:

Possible Answers:

Cash budget

Sales budget

Capital budget

Production budget

Correct answer:

Capital budget

Explanation:

Capital budgets plan for the purchase of capital assets which only affect the operating budget through their subsequent effect on expense via depreciation.

Example Question #1 : Budgeting

An annual budget would be classified as which type of plan?

Possible Answers:

Multi-use

None of the answer choices are correct.

Single-use

Operational

Correct answer:

Single-use

Explanation:

Annual budgets are single-use tactical plans. This means they are relatively short-term in nature and cover periods of up to 18 months.

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