Budgeting & Budgetary Control


Budgetary control: Objectives

Q. What do you mean by Budgetary control? State its objectives. (Dec. 02)

Please refer to the previous question for details.

Objectives

  • To provide a detailed plan of action for a business over a period of time.
  • To coordinate the different units & activities of the organization with a view to utilize the resources judiciously.
  • To revise the budgets in the light of changed circumstances.
  • To exercise control and on cost through comparison of actual results with the budgeted one.

Budgetary Control Ratios

Q. Discuss the budgetary control ratios and how they are calculated? (Dec. 02)

The following are the three budgetary control ratios:

Activity ratio: It is a measure of the level of activity attained over a period of time. It is obtained by expressing the number of standard hours equivalent to the work produced as a percentage of the budgeted hours.


Activity ratio   Standard hours for actual production    
=
x 100
  Budgeted hours    

Capacity Ratio: This ratio indicates whether and to what extend budgeted hours of activity are actually utilised. It shows the relationship between the actual number of working hours and the maximum possible number of working hours in a budget period.


Capacity Ratio   Actual hours worked    
=
x 100
  Budgeted hours    

Efficiency Ratio: It indicates the degree of efficiency attained in production. It is obtained by expressing the standard hours equivalent to the work produced as a percentage of the actual hours spent in producing that work.



Efficiency Ratio   Standard hours for actual production    
=
x 100
  Actual hours worked    

 

 
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