A Business Develops a Budget for Many Reasons Beyond Wanting

question 101

Essay

A business develops a budget for many reasons beyond wanting to know what future profits will be.Comment on the role of a firm's strategic goals in both the master budget and the capital budget.

Understand the concepts of elasticity of demand and supply

Recognize factors determining whether demand or supply for a product is elastic or inelastic

Identify how changes in price affect total revenue depending on the elasticity

Understand the short-run and long-run adjustments in the market and their effects on elasticity

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