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How does the sales budget flow through to the budgeted balance sheet?

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Answer

Sales drive revenue (income statement) and, via collection timing, closing receivables (balance sheet) and cash receipts (cash budget). Sales also determine production, hence inventory and payables. So a single sales figure ultimately shapes revenue, receivables, inventory, payables, cash, and retained earnings across all three statements.
Real-world example Higher budgeted sales raise receivables and inventory as well as profit on the pro forma statements.

Common follow-ups: Which balance-sheet items does sales affect? | Why is the master budget interlinked?

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