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#6 Why is the sales budget the most important component of the master
budget?
In a master budget, the Sales budget is the initial phase or starting point. During
business operations, the management always estimates the units of products the
organization expects to sell, considering also the expected sales per unit. The sales
budget is an important component of the master budget since it is the important driver
among all the budgets concerned.
#8 Describe how units to be produced are calculated in the production budget.
The production budget is an estimate of units to be produced and is based on
sales projections plus an estimate of desired ending finished goods inventory less
beginning finished goods inventory. In simplified terms, Sum of expected sales in
units and desired units of ending inventory less the units in beginning inventory is equal
to the units to be produced.
EXERCISE A
A. Prepare a budget for cash collections from sales. Use a format similar to
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