ZIMSEC A-Level Accounting
4.1Budgeting and Budgetary Control
Budgeting and Budgetary Control in ZIMSEC A-Level Accounting: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 4.1.1Explain the importance of budgeting and budgetary control systems and their behavioural aspects.
- 4.1.2Prepare sales, production and purchases (units and value), cash and master budgets and explain the effect of limiting factors.
- 4.1.3Prepare flexed budget statements, explain the causes of differences between actual and flexed budgets and make recommendations using supporting data.
Lessons
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Budgetary control: purpose, advantages and behavioural aspects
45 min
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Flexible budgets and comparing budget with actual
55 min
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Master budget: budgeted profit and financial position
60 min
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Sales, production, purchases, labour and working-capital budgets
55 min
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The cash budget
55 min
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