The _____ Method of Budgeting Is Being Employed When Expenditures

question 97

Multiple Choice

The _____ method of budgeting is being employed when expenditures are allocated after an experienced marketing department manager responds to a new employee's question,"How was the ad budget established in years past?" by saying,"The same way it's always been done.I just have an instinct for how much should be budgeted where."

• A) arbitrary allocation
• B) percentage of sales
• C) ROI
• D) competitive parity

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Definitions:

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