14

Budgetary Control

CHAPTER OUTLINE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After reading this chapter, you should be able to understand:

  • Meaning of budget and budgeting
  • Process of establishing budgets
  • Differences between fixed and flexible budgets
  • Different types of budgets and their implications in planning
14.1 Introduction

A budget (from the old French word bougette, meaning purse) is generally a list of all planned expenses and revenues. It is a plan for saving ...

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