Which of the following is not a potential benefit of budgeting?

Which of the following is not a potential benefit of budgeting?Reaching long-term goalsBuilding up an emergency fundIncreasing incomeAvoiding debt

Potential negative outcomes of budgeting include: (Check all that apply.)

Which of the following is an NOT an advantage of top‐down budgeting?a. It is less time consumingb. It reduces budgetary slackc. It is more likely to motivate managersd. Budgets will be closer to the company’s objectives

44. Which of the following statements is true? a. A fixed budget is a budget that remains the same from one accounting period to the b. next c. A fixed budget is produced for one product for different levels of activity d. A fixed budget is useful when comparing budget figures with actual figures 45 Which of the following is an NOT an advantage of top‐down budgeting? a. It is less time consuming b. It reduces budgetary slack c. It is more likely to motivate managers d. Budgets will be closer to the company’s objectives 46 Which of the following is a disadvantage of participation in standard setting? a. Morale and performance are suppressed b. Staff may try to incorporate budget padding c. Decision making will not improve d. Budget requirements are not clearly communicated to staff 47 Which of the following are elements of a mission statement? (i) Purpose (ii) Strategy (iii) Values (iv) Culture a. All of them b. (i) and (ii) only c. (ii) only d. (ii) and (iv) only 48 Which of the following measures would not be appropriate for a cost center?. Cost per unit b. Contribution per unit c. Comparison of actual labor cost to budget labor cost d. Under or over absorption of overheads 49 Which of the following techniques would be useful for controlling costs? (i) Actual versus flexed budget (ii) Variance analysis (iii) Trend of costs analysis a. (i) and (ii) only b. (i) and (iii) only c. (ii) and (iii) only d. (i), (ii) and (iii) 50. Which of the following are primary data? (i) Information on timesheets used for making up wages (ii) Information from a government publication concerning forecast inflation rates used for budgeting (iii) Information from a trade publication used to choose a supplier of raw materials a. (i) and (ii) b. (i) and (iii) c. (i) only d. (i), (ii) and (iii) 51. Which of the following terms would not normally be used to describe a relevant cost for a decision? a. Incremental b. Future c. Material d. sunk cost 52.What is the name given to a budget which has been prepared by building on a previous period’s budgeted or actual figures? a. Incremental budget b. Flexible budget c. Zero based budget d. functional budget

The controlling function of budgeting is to direct the use of resources.Select one:True