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explain what is meant by budget variance

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  • a budget is a financial plan for the future, variance analysis s checking actual outcomes over predicted outcomes
  • the difference between the business budgeted and the actual figure
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variance calculation

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actual- budgeted figures

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favourable variance is shown when

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  • actual revenue is greater than budgeted revenue
  • actual costs and below budgeted costs
  • the variance results in more profit being made
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adverse (unfavourable) variance is shown when

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  • actual revenue is less than budged revenue
  • actual costs are above budgeted costs
  • the variance results in less profit being made
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importance of budgets to stakeholders

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  • understand when money is coming in and out- avoid cash flow difficulties
  • understand why variances have occurred- solutions to maximise favourable variances
  • can be used to se and monitor achievements to targets - motivating for employees
  • helps set departmental targets for individual managers for focus on
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disadvantages of budgets to stakeholders

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  • competition and economy - unable to predict budget
  • only a prediction of future- if incorrect/unreliable research is used- inaccurate budgets- can be demotivating (if targets are set too high)
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usefulness of budgeting depends on

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  • expertise of budget setter
  • stability of market
  • amount of historical data available
  • size of business - small may not have time/knowledge
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what is a balance sheet

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  • a balance sheet is a statement of a firms assets, liabilities and shareholder’s or owners funds.it shows the net worth of a business at a specific point in time.
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what are fixed (non-current) assets

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fixed assets expected to be retained in the business for over a year, used to produce output of the business eg.machinery , land

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what are current assets

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  • short term assets, maintain value for the business for less than a year eg.stock
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what are current liabilities

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  • debts that are normally paid within a year eg. overdraft, loan
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what are long term (non-current) liabilities

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  • money repaid over more than a year eg bank loans and mortgages
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what are net assets

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  • total assets- total liabilities
  • calculated by adding both fixed an current assets together and then deducting current liabilities and long term liabilities
  • this shows business value
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what is shareholders capital/ funds

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-also called equity
- is money that has been invested into the business by owners (through the sale of shares) and also includes retained profit and reserves

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shareholders funds equation

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Fixed assets + (Current assets- Current liabilities) - Long term liabilities = Shareholder’s funds

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what is working capital

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  • the money needed in the business to pay for the day-to-day expenses of a business
    current assets-current liabilities
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what is meant by capital employed

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  • the amount of money that is used to. finance a business sin the long term, this finance has either been invested by shareholders or borrowed long term
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capital employed equation

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capital employed= shareholder’s funds + long. term liabilities

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what is depreciation

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  • the decrease in value of fixed assets overtime eg.due to wear and tear
  • the straight-line method of depreciation assumes that a fixed asset depreciates an equal
    amount to each year of its expected useful
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decrepitation equation

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Calculation:
Original Cost - Residual Value
———————————————-
Useful life of the asset (years)

-> take the answer from the equation away year by year from the original cost

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what is ROCE

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  • measures how effectively a business is creating profit based on the money they invested into the business
  • the answer is a percentage
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ROCE equation

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ROCE = net profit before tax
———————————- x 100
capital employed

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what is current ratio

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shows the business ability to meet short term payments eg. to suppliers

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current ratio equation

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current ratio= current assets
———————— : 1
current liabilities
(idea, ratio between 1.5:1 and 2:1)

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interpreting current ratios
- *below 1.5:1*-> business may not be able to pay its short term debts - ^above 2:1*-> business has space cash that is not being used productively - but some business hapily survive on low ratios -> eg. supermarkets have high volume sof stock and are able to sell stock quickly and consistently
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what does the acid test ratio show
- shows how well a company can cover its short term liabilities, without relying on the sale of stock
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what does the acid test ratio show
- shows how well a company can cover its short term liabilities, without relying on the sale of stock
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acid test ratio formula
current assets - stock ———————————- current liabilities
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interpreteing acid test ratio
- ideal range 1:1 - less than 1:1- business does not have enough cureent asets (minis stock) to cover its liablities - some busisnes surive on low acid test ratios-> business swith high level of stock turnover - acid tes of 2:1- buisness holding too much cash-could be better used investing in growth
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what does gearing ratio look at
- shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared to its own money
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gearing ratio equation
long term (non-current liabilties) —————————————————————— x 100 capital employed (as a %)
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inrepret gearing ratios
*high gearing* : (-)- interest rates increase-costly payments-reduces pfofits available to shareholders-less money to re-invest/- investors reluctant to invest in companies with high gearing ratio-feel lower chance of profit (+) - interest rate low-cost effectve to borrow-helps business grow - quciker way of raising finance for larg companies -*low gearing* : (+) less risk to changes in interst rates as most of the capital in the business comes from shareholder investment, more capital available to pay shareholders their dividends (-) business might only be focusing on cash flow- not expanding-miss out on oppotunities/markets
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usefullness of a balence sheet
-shareholders are owners of the business-want to know how well it is doing. -If the current liabilities are a lot more than the currentassets in each year, then the business could have a problem in paying its debts. -can be compared over time.
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gearing ratio percenatges
- high= 51%+ -medium= 26-50%+ -low = 0-25%
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what is window dressing
manipulation of financial accounts by a business to improve the appreance of its preformace
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methods of window dressing
- overstating brand value - cash flow problmes can be hidden using sale and leaseback eh.sale of fixed assets eg.buildings, and leasing then back so they can still be used - expetional items - if fixed asset isjt depreacuated enough it will make the balence sheet look better as the asset will be listed as having higher value than they actually do
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what can affect window dressing
- change in demand eg.covid-busineses had to close-not reperesntive of the state of the business - inflation- may look like a business has increased sales/profits- all businses increased profts-not refeltive of improved performace
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evalaute window dressing
(-) legal implications, demanged stakehlder relationshop,devalue comany, loose acsess to soirces of finance
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income statement equation
- gross profit = revenue- cost of sales - net profit = grss profit - expences - GPM= pross profit —————— x 100 revenue -NPM= net profit —————— x100 revenue

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