1.1 The Definition of Budget, Account Receivables, Debt and Cash
1.1 The Definition of Budget, Account Receivables, Debt and Cash
1.1 The Definition of Budget, Account Receivables, Debt and Cash
Budget is a periodic financial plan that is prepared based on a program that has been
ratified and is a written plan regarding the activities of an organization which is
expressed quantitatively and generally expressed in monetary units for a certain
period of time.
Receivables are the right to collect a number of assets from creditors (lenders) to
debtors (recipients of loans) who are willing to pay them off in the future
Debt is the debtor's obligation (the borrower) to implement something to the creditor
(lender) for a certain period of time.
Cash is a payment instrument ready and used to finance the company's general
activities
The proceeds or payment which the company will receive from its customers who have
purchased its goods & services on credit. Usually the credit period is short ranging from few
days to months or in some cases maybe a year.
Debt budget
Debt budget that plans systematically and in more detail about the amount of debt along with
its changes from time to time (month) during a certain period to come. from this
understanding, it can be seen that the debt budget in addition to showing the amount of the
company's debt at a certain time, also shows the changes (mutations), either in the form of
additional new debt, or debt reduction as a result of repayment by the company (as the
debtor).
Cash budget is a budget that plans in more detail about the amount of cash along with
changes over time over the coming period, both changes in the form of cash demand, and
changes in the form of cash distribution.
Source of cash
Based on existing sales plan data, credit sales for a one-month period are 30%. Cash sales
will be given a discount or a 5% discount.
The pattern of receipt of accounts receivable based on the previous period is:
1. According to the agreement of 80%
2. Received in the next quarter by 20%
3. Estimated bad debt or uncollectible receivables of 1%
Other supporting data information:
Sales in the previous period, namely in quarter 3 of 2018 = 90,000,000 and quarter 4 of 2018
= 100,000,000
Then from the information above, you are asked to compile the budget for receivables and
cash in 2019. The methods are as follows:
1. Calculating cash receipts and sales
Cash budget is a schedule that is arranged in detail about the cash inflows and
outflows in a certain period for the future. A cash budget can protect a company from being
unprepared for seasonal fluctuations in cash flow or prepare a company to take advantage of
unexpected quantity discounts from suppliers. A cash budget also allows you to evaluate and
plan for your capital needs. The cash budget will help you assess whether there are periods
during your operations cycle when you might need short-term borrowing. It will also help
you assess any long-term borrowing needs. Basically, a cash budget is a planning tool for
management decisions.
There are three main components necessary for creating a cash budget:
1) Time Period
The first decision to make when preparing a cash budget is to decide the period of
time for which your budget will apply. Time period of cash budget could be 3 months,
6 months, or a year.
2) Cash Position
The amount of cash you wish to keep on hand will depend on the nature of your
business, the predictability of accounts receivable, and the probability of fast-
happening opportunities (or unfortunate occurrences) that may require you to have a
significant reserve of cash.
The fundamental concept of a cash budget is estimating all future cash receipts and
cash expenditures that will take place during the time period. The most important
estimate you will make, however, is an estimate of sales. Once this is decided, the rest
of the cash budget can fall into place. Estimated amount should be based the owner’s
experience running the business and goals for the business over the time frame for which
the budget is being created.
Basic formula of cash budget is shown below:
Categories of cash receipts and cash payment that should be considered in preparing
cash budget are: