Unit 5 - Sales Budget

Expected Sales Revenue = Expected Unit Sales Volume × Anticipated Unit Selling Price

Slide 9 Master Budget components

Advantages

  1. Guides sales programming for target achievement.
  1. Allocates resources effectively.
  1. Controls expenses for profit objectives.
  1. Measures progress and sales performance.
  1. Identifies areas for improvement.

Limitations

  1. Limited in predicting future trends.
  1. Not universally accepted within the organization.
  1. Time-consuming to prepare.
  1. Tends to avoid long-term investment.

Features

Internal

Sales volume

Product profitability

Advertising and promotions

Pricing strategy

Sales team efficiency

External

Public purchasing power

Government policies

Consumer preferences

Market competition

Wealth distribution