Boland Manufacturing Prepared a 2013 Budget for 120,000 Units of Product.Actual

question 91

Multiple Choice

Boland Manufacturing prepared a 2013 budget for 120,000 units of product.Actual production in 2013 was 130,000 units.To be most useful, what amounts should a performance report for this company compare?

• A)The actual results for 130,000 units with the original budget for 120,000 units.
• B)The actual results for 130,000 units with a new budget for 130,000 units.
• C)The actual results for 130,000 units with last year's actual results for 134,000 units.
• D)It doesn't matter.All of these choices are equally useful.

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