In a Company with Different Business Units,individual Managers Make Decisions

question 151

Multiple Choice

In a company with different business units,individual managers make decisions by changing various assumptions of its budget in order to determine how the modifications would affect the operational and financial results.This is an example of ________.

• A) financial statement analysis
• B) responsibility accounting
• C) sensitivity analysis
• D) zero-based budgeting

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Definitions:

Primary Objective Test

A legal standard used to determine the main purpose of a contract or transaction, often applied in tax law to ascertain the primary reason behind a taxpayer's actions.

Main Purpose Test

In contract law, a test applied by the court to determine the real purpose of a guaranty contract.

Legal Signature

A person's official mark or sign, legally recognized, used to signify agreement or consent on documents.

Parol Evidence Rule

A legal principle stating that once a written contract is finalized, verbal statements or agreements made prior to the contract cannot be used to contradict or vary the terms of the written contract.