This document discusses budgeting and how it is used for planning and control. It defines a budget as a spending plan and explains how budgets are used to translate organizational goals into operational terms. Budgets serve as a control tool by providing standards for evaluating performance. The document discusses the types of budgets, including the master budget, operating budget, and financial budget. It explains how all budgets depend on the sales budget and discusses factors like the learning curve and static vs flexible budgets.