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ACCA · Question 19 · Budgeting and control

Section B - Case 1: GreenHarvest

GreenHarvest operates a large-scale organic farm producing two main crops: Quinoa and Kale. The farm is transitioning from traditional absorption costing to Activity-Based Costing (ABC).

The Farm Manager is frustrated with the annual budgeting process, claiming it is too rigid for the unpredictable agricultural sector. She suggests adopting a 'Beyond Budgeting' approach.

Which TWO of the following are principles of Beyond Budgeting?

Answer options:

A.

Setting fixed, unchangeable annual financial targets.

B.

Setting relative performance targets (e.g., beating the market average).

C.

Centralizing all financial decision-making at the board level.

D.

Decentralizing decision-making to front-line managers who are closer to the action.

How to approach this question

Recall the core tenets of Beyond Budgeting: flexibility, decentralization, and relative performance measurement.

Full Answer

Beyond Budgeting abandons traditional fixed annual budgets. Its principles include setting relative targets (e.g., benchmarking against competitors or market conditions) rather than fixed internal numbers, and decentralizing authority to empower front-line managers to react quickly to changing environments (like weather impacts in agriculture).

Common mistakes

Selecting options that describe traditional budgeting or rolling budgets.

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