Budget methodologies

Free IMA CMA Part 1 (Financial Planning, Performance, and Analytics) lesson in Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting. 14 min read, ~2,052 words.

Master budget has three pieces: operating budget (sales through pro-forma IS), financial budget (cash budget, pro-forma BS, capex), and supporting schedules. Sales forecast is the keystone; production, materials, labor, overhead, S&A, cash, and pro-forma statements all derive from it. Production budget = sales + desired ending FG − beginning FG...

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