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You could say that budgets are the plan and financial analysis records are the reality. Together they help business leaders make changes and improvements to ensure financial success.  \nObjective:  \n|  􀀂  Define terms, and identify examples of budgets and financial analysis ratios.\u003Cbr>Key Terms: |\n| --- |\n|  􀀂  accounting\u003Cbr>budgets\u003Cbr>cash flow adequacy\u003Cbr>ratios financial analysis\u003Cbr>records\u003Cbr>incremental budgeting\u003Cbr>approach liquidity ratios long-term solvency\u003Cbr>ratios\u003Cbr>market strength ratios\u003Cbr>marketing budget production budget profitability ratios profit-margin ratio zero-based budgeting\u003Cbr>approach\u003Cbr> Budgets and Financial Analysis Records \u003Cbr>Accounting is a measure of the overall position and strength of a business. Decisions often occur after thoroughly understanding this position. The financial ramifications ofa decision are projected before any changes or improvements are made. Business leaders use budgets and financial analysis records to help guide their judgments. These documents are to a business manager as maps, charts, and a compass are to a ship’s captain.\u003Cbr>ACCOUNTING, BUDGET, AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS RATIO |\n\nAccounting is a system or collection of systems for monitoring, understanding, and communicating an organization’s financial information. The purpose of accounting is to quantify  \nE-unit: Budgets and Financial Analysis Records Page 1 􀀂 [www.MyCAERT.com](www.MyCAERT.com)  \nCopyright © by CAERT, Inc.— Reproduction by subscription only. 620147  \n\n| the financial planning and well-being of an organization. Accounting is important when making financial decisions related to running the organization. Budgets and financial analysis records are distinguished elements of accounting.\u003Cbr>Budgets\u003Cbr>Budgets are lists or plans for how money will be used to operate an organization. Budgets provide guidelines and boundaries regarding how money will be spent.\u003Cbr>Financial Analysis Records\u003Cbr>Financial analysis records are methods of evaluating the financial well-being of an organization. They provide analysis regarding if the organization is spending and earning money in a healthy way. |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| EXAMPLES OF BUDGETS\u003Cbr>Various approaches to budgeting and different kinds of budgets exist. Incremental and zero-based budgets are examples of approaches.“Production” and “marketing” are budgets based on different functions within an organization.\u003Cbr>Annual Budgets\u003Cbr>Annual budgets can be created using different approaches, such as incremental budgeting and zero-based budgeting. | \u003Cbr>FIGURE 1. Budgets are the plans for how a business will use its financial resources. |\n| Incremental Budgeting Approach\u003Cbr>An incremental budgeting approach is an approach that uses the amount of money in last year’s budget as the starting point for this year’s new budget. For instance, if company A spent $20,000 in 2008 for marketing, $25,000 might be budgeted for marketing in 2009 . The budget is increased or decreased incrementally from one year to the next.\u003Cbr>Zero-Based Budgeting\u003Cbr>A zero-based budgeting approach is an approach that creates this year’s budget starting out at $0 and justifies the amount of money written into the new budget. For example, if Company A spent $20,000 on marketing in 2008, it would need to start out at $0 for 2009 and would have to justify requesting any amount of money for marketing in 2009 . |  |\n\nE-unit: Budgets and Financial Analysis Records Page 2 􀀂 [www.MyCAERT.com](www.MyCAERT.com)  \nCopyright © by CAERT, Inc.— Reproduction by subscription only. 620147  \n\n| Different Budgets for Various Functions\u003Cbr>Different kinds of budgets are used in various functions of an organization. The production and marketing budget are two examples.\u003Cbr>Production Budget\u003Cbr>A production budget plans the costs of producing a good or service. 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