1A1E WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS CONCERNING APPROACHES FOR...

4. CSO: 1A1b LOS: 1A1e

Which one of the following statements concerning approaches for the budget

development process is correct?

a. The authoritative approach to budgeting discourages strict adherence to strategic

organizational goals.

b. To prevent ambiguity, once departmental budgeted goals have been developed,

they should remain fixed even if the sales forecast upon which they are based

proves to be wrong in the middle of the fiscal year.

c. With the information technology available, the role of budgets as an

organizational communication device has declined.

d. Since department managers have the most detailed knowledge about

organizational operations, they should use this information as the building blocks

of the operating budget.