The Budgeting Technique That Provides for Employee Input into the Planning

question 9

Multiple Choice

The budgeting technique that provides for employee input into the planning process is known as:

• A) continuous budgeting.
• B) perpetual budgeting.
• C) participative budgeting.
• D) zero-based budgeting.

Understand the relationship between the returns required by investors and the firm's cost of capital components.

Recognize the significance of market values in calculating the cost of capital over book values.

Know the concept of target capital structure and its relevance to the WACC.

Learn how the marginal cost of capital (MCC) and investment opportunity schedule (IOS) guide capital budgeting decisions.

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Definitions:

Mixed/Whole Numbers

Numbers consisting of both a whole number and a fractional part, usually written with the whole number and fraction separated by a space.

Rate

The ratio of change in one variable relative to another, often used in contexts of finance (interest rates), growth rates, or other measurements of change.

Decimal Places

The places for digits to the right of the decimal point, representing tenths, hundredths, thousandths, and so forth.

Base

In finance, it typically refers to the basic rate or the initial point of reference from which calculations are made or adjusted.