Some of the weaknesses of budgets are as below:-
If the budgets are applied too rigidly, they can hamper the functioning of operations.
Preparations of Budgets are time consuming and needs lot of information of past and future.
Due to budgets, changes and innovative will be limited etc.
However budgeting process can uncover the potential bottlenecks before that occurs.
So the Statement is false.
One of the weaknesses of budgets is that they are of little value in uncovering...
Which of the following statements is NOT correct concerning the Manufacturing Overhead Budget? Multiple Choice The Manufacturing Overhead Budget provides a schedule of all costs of production other than direct materials and labor costs. The Manufacturing Overhead Budget shows only the variable portion of manufacturing overhead. The Manufacturing Overhead Budget shows the expected cash disbursements for manufacturing overhead. The Manufacturing Overhead Budget is prepared after the Sales Budget. The basic idea underlying responsibility accounting is that a manager should be...
True or False 1. A fixed cost is not constant per unit of product. 2. cost behavior is considered curvillinear whenever a straight line is a reasonable approximation for the relation between cost and activity. 3. The sum of all manufacturing cost except for direct materials and direct labor is called manufacturing overhead. 4. A fixed cost is a cost whose cost per unit varies as the activity level rises and falls. 5. The relevant range concept is applicable to...
14. Which of the following includes a normal sequence in which the indicated budgets are prepared? A. Direct Materials, Cash, Sales C. Sales, Balance Sheet, Direct Materials E. Production, Direct Materials, Direct Labor B. Production, Direct Materials, Sales D. Production, Mfg. OH, Sales 15. Which of the following is a benefit of budgeting? A. reduces the need for tracking actual cost activity B. sets benchmarks C. does not uncover potential bottlenecks D. discourages planning E. all of these 16. The...
Which one of the following are the components of the financial budgets? a. Budgeted statement of profit or loss, budgeted statement of financial position, cash budget and capital expenditure budget. b. Budgeted statement of profit or loss, sales/fees budget and cash budget. c. Operating budget and production budget. d. Capital expenditure budget and manufacturing budget. Which one of the following statements about a budget is correct? a. Budget targets are always impossible to meet. b. Budgets must be prepared by...
10. Strengths and weaknesses of the three basic types of economies Imagine you are a consultant who has been asked to summarize the strengths and weaknesses of Customaria, a nation with a pure traditional economy (an economy molded largely by custom or religion). Which of the following would you include in your report as weaknesses of Customaria's economy? Check all that apply. Businesses may be reluctant to hire anyone outside the family because outsiders are less trusted, which limits business...
What do you see as strengths of earned value management (EVM)? How about weaknesses? Why?
A manufacturer of microwaves has discovered that male shoppers have little value for microwaves and attribute almost no extra value to an auto-defrost feature. Female shoppers generally value microwaves more than men and attribute greater value to the auto-defrost feature. There is little additional cost to incorporating an auto defrost feature. Since men and women cannot be charged different prices for the same product, the manufacturer is considering introducing two different models. The manufacturer has determined that men value a...
Match each term to its correct description. Accounting Anomalies Internal control weaknesses Analytical anomalies Lifestyle symptoms Behavioral symptoms Analytical procedures Psychopaths Elements of fraud A. The relationships in financial or nonfinancial data that do not make sense, such as unreasonable change in volume, mix, or price. B. Unusual changes in behavior that are caused by stress that accompany fraud perpetrators; one of the six categories of red flags used in detecting fraud. C. Inaccuracies or unusual entries or balances in...
Which one of the following factors will most likely have a negative impact on the manager's motivation with regards to the budget? a. The budget targets are challenging but attainable. b. The manager's input was highly regarded throughout the budget setting process. c. The budget includes some budgetary slack. d. The budget provides too little scope for managers to perform their duties. Which of the following is a potential consequence of the authoritarian style of budgeting? a. Unattainable targets. b....
We talked quite a bit about textbook monopoly theory and its potential weaknesses. Why does the theory appear to be inapplicable (that is, why doesn’t there seem to be much evidence in the real world)?