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n. If the master budget is recast in terms of actual units sold, the result is called a 0. When revenues are lower than expected, a variance results. All of the following are true statements about the role of budgets and budgeting EXCEPT: a. A budget is a quantitative summary of the expected allocations and financial consequences of the organization's short-term operating activities. b. Cash budgeting includes the process of estimating cash inflows and outflows in order to determine a financial plan that will meet an organization's objectives. C. The difference between actual results and the flexible budget are called flexible budget variances. d. Budgeting solves most short-term business challenges. 3. Budgeting provides all of the following EXCEPT: a. A means to communicate the organization's short-term goals to its members. b. An ethical framework for decision making. c. Support for the management functions of planning, implementation, and control. d. A means to anticipate problems. 4. When discussing the roles of budgets, a control role includes: a. Developing the master budget. b. Developing short-term goals. c. Measuring and assessing performance against budgeted amounts. d. Developing long-term strategies. 5. What is the role of budgeting? List some purposes addressed by budgeting and the reasons why organizations prepare budgets. 6. Complete the flexible budget for a manufacturing firm, shown below, and provide plausible explanations for the variances. Master Flexible Actual budget budget results Sales - units 25,000 20,000 Sales - revenue $1,250,000 $1,100,000 Variable expenses (600,000) Cont, margin (512,000) 650,000 Fixed expenses 588,000 (450,000) $(450,000) Income before tax (458,000) $200,000 $130,000