Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Budgeting and budgetary control

Budgeting and budgetary control — practice question

C Limited is a small manufacturing company operating a budgetary control system. The information below is available:
(a)[5]

State three advantages and two disadvantages of operating a budgetary control system.

(b)[6]

Prepare the production budget in units for each of the four months from January to April 2019.

(c)[6]

Prepare the purchases budget in both kilos and dollars for each of the four months from January to April 2019.

(d)[4]

Calculate for the month of February the difference between the current holding cost for the closing inventory of finished goods and the holding cost if the proposal is accepted.

(e)[4]

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages to the directors of investing their own funds into the business.

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