Managerial Accounting (Custom)
Managerial Accounting (Custom)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781269916721
Author: Braun
Publisher: PEARSON
Question
Chapter 9, Problem 1QC
To determine

The correct option out of the given choices.

Expert Solution & Answer
Check Mark

Answer to Problem 1QC

Option c. Budgetary slack is the appropriate term to describe the situation in which the manager intentionally over budgets expense or under budgets revenue.

Explanation of Solution

a.

Strategic planning: This option is not right as strategic planning is long-term planning for the organization and not associated with  budgetary planning.

b.

Participative budgeting: This is not the correct option because participative budget involves many levels of management in the budgeting process. So, it is not related to the budgetary slack.

c.

Budgetary slack: This option is correct as preparing budget is a tedious job. The manager intentionally creates a slack into the budget as to avoid uncertainty in future and to look actual performance better when benchmarking is incorporated with budgetary slack. Also, to retain the resources, when a compulsory budget cut event arises.

d.

Benchmarking: Benchmark is a target that management supposed to achieve in company performance. To achieve the performance, management has to involve in preparing a budget like the operational and financial budget. Thus, this is an incorrect option.

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Chapter 9 Solutions

Managerial Accounting (Custom)

Ch. 9 - S9-1 Order of preparation and components of master...Ch. 9 - 59-2 Understanding key terms and definitions...Ch. 9 - S9-3 Sales Budget (Learning Objective 2) Duke...Ch. 9 - S9-4 Production budget (Learning Objective...Ch. 9 - S9-5 Direct materials budget (Learning Objective...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.6SECh. 9 - S9-7 Manufacturing overhead budget (Learning...Ch. 9 - S9-8 Operating expenses budget (Learning Objective...Ch. 9 - S9-9 Budgeted income statement (Learning Objective...Ch. 9 - S9-10 Cash collections budget (Learning Objective...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.11SECh. 9 - S9-12 Cash budget (Learning Objective 3) George...Ch. 9 - S9-13 Estimate credit card fees (Learning...Ch. 9 - S9-14 Cost of goods sold, inventory, and purchases...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.15SECh. 9 - E9-16A Budgeting and sustainability (Learning...Ch. 9 - E9-17 A Sales budget for a retail organization...Ch. 9 - E9-18A Sales budget for a not-for-profit...Ch. 9 - E9-19A Production budget (Learning Objective...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.20AECh. 9 - E9-21 A Production and direct materials budgets...Ch. 9 - E9-22A Direct labor budget (Learning Objective...Ch. 9 - E9-23A Manufacturing overhead budget (Learning...Ch. 9 - E9-24A Operating expenses budget and an income...Ch. 9 - E9-25A Budgeted income statement (Learning...Ch. 9 - E9-26A Budgeted income statement (Learning...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.27AECh. 9 - E9-28A Cash payments budget (Learning Objective...Ch. 9 - E9-29A Combined cash budget (Learning Objective...Ch. 9 - E9-30A Sales and cash collections budgets...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.31AECh. 9 - E9-32A Cash budget and revision (Learning...Ch. 9 - E9-33A Incomplete cash budget (Learning Objective...Ch. 9 - E9-34A Cost of goods sold, inventory, and...Ch. 9 - E9-35B Budgeting and Sustainability (Learning...Ch. 9 - E9-36B Sales budget for a retail organization...Ch. 9 - E9-37B Sales budget for a not-for-profit...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.38BECh. 9 - E9-39B Direct materials budget (Learning Objective...Ch. 9 - E9-40B Production and direct materials budgets...Ch. 9 - E9-41 B Direct labor budget (Learning Objective...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.42BECh. 9 - E9-43B Operating expenses budget and an income...Ch. 9 - E9-44B Budgeted income statement (Learning...Ch. 9 - E9-45B Budgeted income statement (Learning...Ch. 9 - E9-46B Cash collections budget (Learning Objective...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.47BECh. 9 - Prob. 9.48BECh. 9 - Prob. 9.49BECh. 9 - Prob. 9.50BECh. 9 - Prob. 9.51BECh. 9 - Prob. 9.52BECh. 9 - Prob. 9.53BECh. 9 - P9-54A Comprehensive budgeting problem (Learning...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.55APCh. 9 - Prob. 9.56APCh. 9 - Prob. 9.57APCh. 9 - P9-58A Combined cash budget and a budgeted balance...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.59APCh. 9 - P9-60B Comprehensive budgeting problem (Learning...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.61BPCh. 9 - Prob. 9.62BPCh. 9 - Prob. 9.63BPCh. 9 - Prob. 9.64BPCh. 9 - Prob. 9.65BPCh. 9 - Discussion Questions 1. The sales budget is the...Ch. 9 - Budgeting for a Single Product In this activity,...Ch. 9 - A9-68 Ethics and budgetary slack (Learning...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.69ACT
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