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What are the two main components of the master budget?

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The master budget has two parts: the operating budget (sales, production, materials, labor, overheads, and operating expenses, ending in the budgeted income statement) and the financial budget (the capital budget, cash budget, and budgeted balance sheet). The operating budget flows into the financial budget.
Real-world example Operating budgets produce budgeted profit; financial budgets plan cash and the balance sheet.

Common follow-ups: Which part produces budgeted profit? | How do the two parts connect?

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