The Process in Which a Business Allocates a Certain Amount

question 361

Multiple Choice

The process in which a business allocates a certain amount of financing for capital spending to each business unit is called:

• A) Soft rationing.
• B) Hard rationing.
• C) Capital rationing.
• D) Sensitivity allocation.
• E) Incremental allocation.

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Definitions:

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