Advanced study of strategic accounting principles and their application in management
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AYB321Semester 1, 2011Page1AYB321 Strategic Management AccountingTutorialSolutionsTUTORIAL4BUDGETING SYSTEMSAnalytical Thinking, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Questions:Scenario forall three analytical questions:Big Byte Computing Co. (BBC) develops specialised software for the security industry. BBChas two‘off the shelf’software products,one that manages the storage and retrieval ofsurveillance video, andtheother that manages alarm systems. They also provide aconsulting service that assists businesses to customise and implement these softwaresolutions.BBC has a product-based structure, with a business unit manager responsibleforeach of the three products, as follows:A high level description of BBC‘s annual financial planning and control process is as follows(BBC has a 30 June year end):January: The senior executive team meets to review BBC’s current strategy, andproduce a ‘strategic plan’ for the following five financial years. This strategic plan,including high level profit expectations, is communicated to the wider managementteam.Early February:The three BU managers produce their budgeted income statementsfor the following financial year,and submit them to the budget committee(consisting of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Finance Officer and the ExecutiveManager HR and Strategy).The budget committee reviews the BU’s submissions, and communicates anychanges required.CEOManager:SurveillanceSoftwareManager:Alarm SystemSoftwareManager:ConsultingCFOEM: HRS
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