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Budgeting & Forecasting

Master Budgets, Forecasting & Variance Analysis

Build every budget in the master budget cycle — from sales and production through cash flow and financial statements. Practice variance analysis, flexible budgets, moving averages, and rolling forecasts.

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Budgeting & Forecasting — Core Concepts

Seven topics covering the master budget cycle through modern forecasting techniques. Click any card to expand.

The master budget is the comprehensive financial plan for an organisation — a network of interrelated budgets that together express management's operational and financial goals for a period (usually one year).

Operating Budgets

  • • Sales Budget (starting point)
  • • Production Budget
  • • Direct Materials Budget
  • • Direct Labor Budget
  • • Manufacturing Overhead Budget
  • • Selling & Admin Budget
  • → Budgeted Income Statement

Financial Budgets

  • • Capital Expenditure Budget
  • • Cash Budget
  • → Budgeted Balance Sheet
  • → Budgeted Cash Flow Statement

Key Principle: The Sales Budget Drives Everything

Production needs are derived from sales forecasts. Labor, materials, and overhead flow from production. Cash inflows come from sales; cash outflows from operations. Every budget is linked.

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