Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781118334331
Author: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.3BYP
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Information regarding many approaches to budgeting can be found online. The following activity investigates the merits of “zero-based” budgeting, as discussed by Michael LaFaive. Director of Fiscal Policy of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
Address: www.mackinac.org/5928, or go to www.wiley.com/college/weygandt
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Read the article at the website and answer the following questions.
(a) How does zero-based budgeting differ from standard budgeting procedures?
(b) What are some potential advantages of zero-based budgeting?
(c) What are some potential disadvantages of zero-based budgeting?
(d) How often do departments in Oklahoma undergo zero-based budgeting?
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