Undesirable Behavior Is Especially Common in a Bottom-Up Budget Environment

question 50

Multiple Choice

Undesirable behavior is especially common in a bottom-up budget environment because

• A)Managers may be required to explain unfavorable outcomes whether or not they are in control of the factors that caused the outcomes.
• B)Managers have the ability to include budgetary slack to increase his or her chances of beating the budget.
• C)Both that managers may be required to explain unfavorable outcomes whether or not they are in control of the factors that caused the outcomes and that managers have the ability to include budgetary slack to increase his or her chances of beating the budget.
• D)Neither that managers may be required to explain unfavorable outcomes whether or not they are in control of the factors that caused the outcomes nor that managers have the ability to include budgetary slack to increase his or her chances of beating the budget.

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