The following events took place when Managers A, B, and C were preparing budgets for the upcoming period: I. Manager A increased property tax expenditures by 2% when she was informed of a recent rate hike by local authorities.
II. Manager B reduced sales revenues by 4% when informed of recent aggressive actions by a new competitor.
III. Manager C, who supervises employees with widely varying skill levels, used the highest wage rate in the department when preparing the labor budget.
Assuming that the percentage amounts given are reasonable, which of the preceding cases is (are) an example of building slack in budgets?
a. Il only.
b. I only.
c. II and III.
d. Ill only
e. I and II.

Assuming that the percentage amounts given are reasonable, an example of building slack in budgets is:

d. Ill only

Explanation:

By using the highest wage rate in the department, Manager C deliberately overestimated her departmental expenses.  However, her action is dictated by the need to ensure that there are no budget shortages for wages.  By this slack, the actual performance of the department will be better than the budgeted performance because the department will likely spend less than its allotted costs.

x=3

step-by-step explanation:

this is really simple i saw that there was only one term (5x) and thought if that was 15 what would i have to multiply everything else to get it there? well if 5x became 15 then x would have to be 3 so plug the 3 in the x for the other equations and you get 15 for the other ones. so there you go. : )