The Practice of Managers Knowingly Including a Higher Amount of Expenditures

question 95

Multiple Choice

The practice of managers knowingly including a higher amount of expenditures (or lower amount of revenue) in the budget than they actually believe will occur is called:

• A) Goal congruency.
• B) Resource capacity planning.
• C) Participative budgeting.
• D) Budgetary slack.
• E) Kaizen budgeting.

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Definitions:

Plates Move

The theory of plate tectonics describes the large-scale movement of the Earth's lithosphere divided into several plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath.

Relative

Pertaining to or determined by its position or status in relation to other things; not absolute.

Geographic Locations

Geographic locations are specific points or areas on the Earth's surface identified by their latitude and longitude or by other geographic positioning systems.

Plates' Depth

A term indicating the thickness of tectonic plates, which can vary significantly, affecting geological and seismic activities.