Company a Uses a Heavily Participative Budgeting Approach Whereas at Company

question 14

Multiple Choice

Company A uses a heavily participative budgeting approach whereas at Company B, top management develops all budgets and imposes them on lower-level personnel. Which of the following statements is false?

• A) A's employees will likely be more motivated to achieve budgetary goals than the employees of Company B.
• B) B's employees may be somewhat disenchanted because although they will be evaluated against a budget, they really had little say in budget development.
• C)Budget padding will likely be a greater problem at Company B.
• D) Budget preparation time will likely be longer at Company B.
• E) Ethical issues are more likely to arise at Company A, especially when the budget is used as a basis for performance appraisal.

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