Time Series Analysis – NBC Institute

PM – Nov 2024 – L2 – Q3 – Budgeting and Budgetary Control

Outline key stages in linking long-term objectives to budgetary control, and explain different budgeting types and forecasting methods.

Question

You are the management accountant of a large manufacturing company in Kaduna. A management retreat has been planned for next week to set the agenda for the preparation for next year’s budget.

Required:

a. Outline the key stages in the planning process that link long-term objectives and budgetary control. (8 Marks)

b. Explain the meaning of the terms ‘fixed budget’, ‘rolling budget’, and ‘zero-based budget’, and discuss the circumstances under which each budget might be used. (8 Marks)

c. Discuss whether time series analysis may be preferred to linear regression as a way of forecasting sales volume. (4 Marks)

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Tags: Budgeting, Fixed Budget, Forecasting, Planning Process, Rolling Budget, Time Series Analysis, Zero-Based Budget
Level: Level 2

Topic: Budgeting and Budgetary Control

QTB – MAY 2016 – L1 – SA – Q15 – Statistics

Identify the graph used to plot a Time Series

Question

The plot of a Time Series as a graph is called

A. Histogram
B. Ogive
C. Pie chart
D. Historigram
E. Z-chart

Answer

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Tags: Data Visualization, Time Series Analysis
Level: Level 1

Topic: Statistics
Series: MAY 2016

PM – Nov 2024 – L2 – Q3 – Budgeting and Budgetary Control

Outline key stages in linking long-term objectives to budgetary control, and explain different budgeting types and forecasting methods.

Question

You are the management accountant of a large manufacturing company in Kaduna. A management retreat has been planned for next week to set the agenda for the preparation for next year’s budget.

Required:

a. Outline the key stages in the planning process that link long-term objectives and budgetary control. (8 Marks)

b. Explain the meaning of the terms ‘fixed budget’, ‘rolling budget’, and ‘zero-based budget’, and discuss the circumstances under which each budget might be used. (8 Marks)

c. Discuss whether time series analysis may be preferred to linear regression as a way of forecasting sales volume. (4 Marks)

Answer

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Tags: Budgeting, Fixed Budget, Forecasting, Planning Process, Rolling Budget, Time Series Analysis, Zero-Based Budget
Level: Level 2

Topic: Budgeting and Budgetary Control

QTB – MAY 2016 – L1 – SA – Q15 – Statistics

Identify the graph used to plot a Time Series

Question

The plot of a Time Series as a graph is called

A. Histogram
B. Ogive
C. Pie chart
D. Historigram
E. Z-chart

Answer

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Tags: Data Visualization, Time Series Analysis
Level: Level 1

Topic: Statistics
Series: MAY 2016

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PM – Nov 2024 – L2 – Q3 – Budgeting and Budgetary Control

Outline key stages in linking long-term objectives to budgetary control, and explain different budgeting types and forecasting methods.

QTB – MAY 2016 – L1 – SA – Q15 – Statistics

Identify the graph used to plot a Time Series

PM – Nov 2024 – L2 – Q3 – Budgeting and Budgetary Control

Outline key stages in linking long-term objectives to budgetary control, and explain different budgeting types and forecasting methods.

QTB – MAY 2016 – L1 – SA – Q15 – Statistics

Identify the graph used to plot a Time Series

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