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Operational Budget--Unit 34

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Management's operating & financial plans for a specified period, including budged financial reports is expressed in:

a)

Cash Budget

b)

Master Budget

c)

Production Budget

d)

Sales Budget

2.

What is a good reason to save money?

a)

To have money to buy things

b)

To have money put aside for emergencies

c)

For a future purchase

d)

All of the above choices

3.

A cash budget is used to determine:

a)

profit

b)

cash closing balance

c)

the value of the business

d)

the debts of the business

4.

Is dependent on sales targets & assists in planning, coordinating & control of production:

a)

Cash Budget

b)

Master Budget

c)

Production Budget

d)

Sales Budget

5.

Purpose of a budget is to:

a)

identify cash in and out flows of a business

b)

determine the actual cash on hand for a previous period

c)

identify revenue earned for the current period

d)

determine expenses incurred for the current period

6.

Which of the following items are included in a cash budget?

a)

Depreciation

b)

Accumulated depreciation

c)

Cash receipts

d)

Bad debts

7.

A business has estimated credit sales of $100,000 for April. What is the estimated cash they would receive in June if the expected collection rate is:


70% in the month following


30% in the second month

a)

$70,000

b)

$30,000

c)

$100,000

8.

A business has estimated credit sales of $200,000 for January. What is the estimated cash they would receive in February if the expected collection rate is:

70% in the month following

20% in the second month

10% in the third month

a)

$40,000

b)

$70,000

c)

$140,000

d)

$20,000

9.

What is the purpose of a cash budget?

a)

To get people into trouble if they overspend

b)

To make people use spreadsheets

c)

To see what happened to cash last year

d)

To plan for the future

10.

May's Closing Balance is the same as

a)

May's Opening Balance

b)

June's Opening Balance

c)

June's Closing Balance

d)

It is not the same as anything

11.

SALES BUDGET = SALES UNIT X SELLING PRICE

a)

TRUE

b)

FALE

12.

People create and keep a personal budget to help them _____.

a)

set and reach financial goals

b)

apply for loan

c)

buy anything they want

d)

earn promotions at work

13.

A budget or a financial plan would not work if you ___________.

a)

know how to set smart goals

b)

are a disciplined person

c)

wait for the end of the year to record your expenses

d)

know how to prioritize

14.

Rent and car insurance payments are both which type of expenses?

a)

fixed costs that are needs

b)

fixed costs that are wants

c)

variable costs that are needs

d)

variable costs that are wants

15.

Which statement about variable expenses is true?

a)

Variable expenses include only large costly items.

b)

Variable expenses should not be included in the budget.

c)

Variable expenses include wants but not needs.

d)

Variable expenses are easier to cut than fixed expenses.

16.

What is the main purpose of a budget?

a)

to keep track of cash flow

b)

to find new sources of income

c)

to differentiate between needs and wants

d)

to determine the amount of taxes to be paid

17.

Lola is saving for a vacation. Based on the budget numbers here, how much can she put in her vacation account this month?

a)

$32.00

b)

$48.00

c)

$112.00

d)

$128.00

18.
What two things does a budget compare?
a)
Income and Expenses
b)
Savings and Interest
c)
Income and Investments
d)
Expenses and Expenditures
19.
An estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time
a)
budget
b)
anticipated income
c)
unanticipated income
d)
discretionary income
20.

A cash budget is used to determine:

a)

profit

b)

cash closing balance

c)

the value of the business

d)

the debts of the business

21.

A business may prepare for a cash deficit by:

a)

reducing planned profits

b)

reducing planned cash payments

c)

reducing capital contributions

d)

increasing loan payments

22.

Purpose of a budget is to:

a)

identify cash in and out flows of a business

b)

determine the actual cash on hand for a previous period

c)

identify revenue earned for the current period

d)

determine expenses incurred for the current period

23.

What is one advantage of preparing a cash budget?

a)

Higher credit rating

b)

Knowing when cash my be idle & can therefore be invested

c)

It makes doing the business annual tax return quicker

d)

It is quick and easy to do

24.

Which of the following items are included in a cash budget?

a)

Depreciation

b)

Accumulated depreciation

c)

Cash receipts

d)

Bad debts

25.

It's an advantage of budgets

a)

Your data, when estimated, will be subject to the judgment or experience of those who determined it

b)

Coordinate and link the activities of the organization

c)

Coordinate the different cost centers in order to ensure that the company runs in a comprehensive manner

d)

They facilitate administrative control

26.
Depreciation should be included in a cash budget 'overhead' payment figure.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
Variable expenses may not be the same every month.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Expenses that stay the same every month are _________ expenses. Rent would be an example.
a)
fixed
b)
discretionary 
c)
variable
d)
intermittent
29.

The money you start with is called the

a)

Budget

b)

Opening Balance

c)

Cash

d)

Closing Balance

30.

A loan is included in which section of the cash budget?

a)

The back of your wallet

b)

Receipts

c)

Payments

d)

Opening Balance

31.

Machinery purchases are put in which section?

a)

Closing Balance

b)

Opening Balance

c)

Receipts

d)

Payments

32.

what are Fixed Costs?

a)

They do not change with time

b)

They keep changing

c)

They are mixture of foxed and variable

33.

The performance report compares

a)

Doesnt compare any thing

b)

Budgeted Results to budgeted amount

c)

Actual results to Budgeted amounts.

34.

The formula for calculating the closing balance is

a)

SUM

b)

Opening balance - payments

c)

Receipts - payments

d)

Opening balance + receipts - payments

35.

What is standard cost?

a)

The average unit cost of product produced by other companies.

b)

The average unit cost of product produced in the current period.

c)

The budgeted unit cost of product produced in a particular period.

d)

The average unit cost of product produced in the previous period.

36.

The estimated expenses of budgeted production refers to the:

a)

Production cost

b)

Budgeted cost

c)

Standard cost

d)

Actual cost

37.

A document that records the standard cost of a single unit of product is known as

a)

Materials cost card

b)

Standard cost card

c)

Product expense card

38.
A variance is the difference between actual costs and standard costs.
a)
true
b)
false
39.
If actual costs are less than standard costs, the variance is favorable.
a)
true
b)
false
40.
If actual costs are greater than standard costs, there is a(n)
a)
normal variance.
b)
unfavorable variance.
c)
favorable variance.
d)
error in the accounting system.
41.

The master budget reflects the impact of operating decisions, but not financing decisions.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Budgeting is used to help companies:

a)

plan to better satisfy customers

b)

anticipate potential problems

c)

focus on opportunities

d)

All of these answers are correct.

43.

Operating budgets and financial budgets:

a)

combined form the master budget

b)

are prepared before the master budget

c)

are prepared after the master budget

d)

have nothing to do with the master budget

44.

a budget which is designed to change along with the sales volume or production levels.

a)

zero budget

b)

free budget

c)

no money budget

d)

flexible budget

45.

process of investigating any differences between forecast data and actual figures.

a)

variance analysis

b)

profit centre

c)

budget

d)

contribution

46.

when budgets are automatically set at zero and budget holders have to argue their case to receive any funds.

a)

flexible budget

b)

depreciation

c)

zero budget

d)

financial analysis

47.

A plan for spending and saving. You must consider both income and expenses.

a)

budget

b)

banking

c)

hoarding

d)

investing

48.

Budgeting is the process of creating, maintaining, or analyzing a budget in order to reduce _____________ and improve _____________

a)

Risk, Decision Making

b)

Outflows, Inflows

c)

Profits, Strategy

d)

Costs, Strategy

49.

Favorable variances are those that

a)

are positive

b)

lead to lower than expected profit

c)

lead to higher than expected profit

d)

are unexpected

50.

Which represents the correct answers to the chart above?

a)

1) Adverse 2) 100 3) Favorable 4) 100,000 5) Adverse

b)

1) Favorable 2) 100 3) Adverse 4) 120,000 5) Adverse

c)

1) Favorable 2) 80 3) Adverse 4) 120,000 5) Favorable

d)

1) Adverse 2) 100 3) Adverse 4) 120,000 5) Favorable

51.

A business has estimated credit sales of $100,000 for April. What is the estimated cash they would receive in June if the expected collection rate is:


70% in the month following


30% in the second month

a)

$70,000

b)

$30,000

c)

$100,000

52.

A business has estimated credit sales of $200,000 for January. What is the estimated cash they would receive in February if the expected collection rate is:

70% in the month following

20% in the second month

10% in the third month

a)

$40,000

b)

$70,000

c)

$140,000

d)

$20,000

53.

The two main headings of a Cash budget are

a)

Cash Receipts and Cash Payments

b)

Cash Receipts and Cash Credit

c)

Cash Debit and Cash Credit

d)

Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable

54.

May's Closing Balance is the same as

a)

May's Opening Balance

b)

June's Opening Balance

c)

June's Closing Balance

d)

It is not the same as anything

55.

Which of these do not appear in a Cash Budget?

a)

Payments

b)

Receipts

c)

Closing Balance

d)

Profit

56.

A cash budget is used to determine:

a)

profit

b)

cash closing balance

c)

the value of the business

d)

the debts of the business

57.

The budgeting "process" includes all of the following except:

a)

Planning

b)

Setting

c)

Delegating

d)

Monitoring

e)

Controlling

58.

When the responsibility for budgetary control is given to less senior management

a)

Delegated Budget

b)

Budget Process

c)

Incremental Budgting

d)

Budgetary control

59.

Type of budget in which the previous year's budget is is used as a baseline for a general increase or decrease in the budget for the coming year.

a)

Zero Based Budget

b)

Incremental Budget

c)

Standard Budget

d)

Strategic Budget

60.

Which of the following is not a limitation of a budget?

a)

Focused on the short term

b)

Like other predictions, they may not be 100% accurate

c)

May lack Flexibility

d)

Can be time consuming to make

e)

Requires a wide range of available financing to ensure accuracy