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Advantages and disadvantages of spreadsheet software



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Study Notes MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING ACCA F

 
Advantages and disadvantages of spreadsheet software
Advantages of spreadsheets 
● Excel is easy to learn and to use 
● Spreadsheets make the calculation and manipulation of data easier and quicker 
● They enable the analysis, reporting and sharing of financial information 
● They enable ‘what-if’ analysis to be performed very quickly 
 
Disadvantages of spreadsheets
● A spreadsheet is only as good as its original design, garbage in = garbage out! 
● Formulae are hidden from sight so the underlying logic of a set of calculations may not be obvious
● A spreadsheet presentation may make reports infallible 
● Research shows that a high proportion of large models contain critical errors 
● A database may be more suitable to use with large volumes of data 
 
Uses of spreadsheet software
Spreadsheets can be used in a variety of accounting contexts. You should practice using spreadsheets; 
hands-on experience is the key to spreadsheet proficiency. 


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Management accountants will use spreadsheet software in activities such as budgeting, forecasting, 
reporting performance and variance analysis. 
 
BUDGETING
Spreadsheet packages for budgeting have a number of advantages. 
(a)
Spreadsheet packages have a facility to perform ‘what if’ calculations at great speed. For 
example, the consequences throughout the organisation of sales growth per year of nil, 5%, 8% 
and 10.50% and so on can be calculated very quickly. 
(b)
Preparing budgets may be needed to go through several drafts. If one or two figures are 
changed, the computer will automatically make all the computational changes to the other figures. 
(c)
A spreadsheet model will ensure that the preparation of the individual budgets is co-ordinated. 
Data and information from the production budget, for example, will be automatically fed through to 
the material usage budget (as material usage will depend on production levels). 
These advantages of spreadsheets make them ideal for taking over the manipulation of numbers, leaving 
staff to get involved in the real planning process. 


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