Chapter 9 The Master Budget
(15 min.) S9-14
Req. 1
Multiply by: Number of phones
Req. 2
Inventory, Purchases, and Cost of Goods Sold Budget
Cost of goods sold (0.70 × sales from Sales Budget)
Plus: Desired ending inventory($16,000 + 0.40 × Cost of goods
sold for next month)
Less: Beginning inventory
Amount of inventory to purchase
(5-10 min.) S9-15
When out with friends, Louise complains loudly about
the budgeting process at her company. She feels the
budgeting process is overly precise. She illustrates her
point with specific numbers from the budget.
Confidentiality – Keep information confidential
except when disclosure is authorized or legally
required.
Allan is caught on video as he brags about illegally
downloading software that he feels is overpriced. The
video is uploaded to YouTube.
Integrity – Abstain from engaging in or
supporting any activity that might discredit the
profession.
Jake, an accountant for Snow Films Company, builds
some slack into the budget for the Human Resources
(HR) department so that the targets are easier to
achieve. Jake is dating the manager of the HR
department.
Integrity – Refrain from engaging in any conduct
that would prejudice carrying out duties
ethically.
Pearl is the controller for Cloudy Fork Gardens. When
she prepares the budgets for the upcoming year, for
upper management, she realizes that her department
has higher costs than any other department. She
aggregates the numbers with some other departments
so that it is not obvious that her department is
overspending.
Credibility – Disclose all relevant information
that could reasonably be expected to influence
an intended user’s understanding of the
reports, analyses, or recommendations.
Alfredo knows that the credit and debit card fees laws
have changed in the past year but does not know what
the changes are specifically. He does not investigate
before preparing the cash budget.
Competence – Maintain an appropriate level of
professional expertise by continually developing
knowledge and skills.