When a Company's District Managers Submitted Their Preliminary Budget Proposals,top

question 109

Multiple Choice

When a company's district managers submitted their preliminary budget proposals,top management discovered that the southern district manager had requested a new project management information system.Unfortunately,the system is incompatible with the system used at headquarters.Which of the following advantages of budgeting reduces the likelihood that the company will end up with two incompatible systems?

• A) Planning
• B) Coordination
• C) Performance measurement
• D) Corrective measures

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Definitions:

Inelastic

Describes a situation where the demand or supply for a product does not change significantly when the price of the product changes.

Elasticity of Demand

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, expressed as a percentage.

Total Revenue

The total amount of money a firm receives from the sale of its goods or services before any expenses are subtracted.

Quantity Demanded

The total amount of a good or service consumers are willing to purchase at a specific price level at a given time.