Indicate whether the following statements are true or false and justify the false ones only. 1. The sales budget is usually prepared before the production budget . 2. The cash budget is the starting point in preparing the master budget . 3. The sales budget often includes a schedule of expected cash collections . 4. When preparing a direct materials budget , beginning inventory for raw materials should be added to production needs , and desired ending inventory should be subtracted determine the amount of raw materials to be purchased . 5. One of the advantages of a self - imposed budget is that the person directly involved in an activity is more likely to be in position to make good budget estimates .