B Hardware is a company in the retail industry. Assume it is the end of the year and they are preparing their budgets for the upcoming year. The following information is available: Expected sales are: January 280 000€; February 220 000€. The company's Cost of Sales is 30% of sales. The company's purchasing policy is to buy 80% in the month of sale and 20% in the month before sal Variable selling and administrative expenses are budgeted at 10% of sales except for a provision of bad debts which came to 2 000€ in January. Also bad debts expected to be actually written off durin January come to 1 000€.
Master Budget
A master budget can be defined as an estimation of the revenue earned or expenses incurred over a specified period of time in the future and it is generally prepared on a periodic basis which can be either monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or annually. It helps a business, an organization, or even an individual to manage the money effectively. A budget also helps in monitoring the performance of the people in the organization and helps in better decision-making.
Sales Budget and Selling
A budget is a financial plan designed by an undertaking for a definite period in future which acts as a major contributor towards enhancing the financial success of the business undertaking. The budget generally takes into account both current and future income and expenses.


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