The process of critically reviewing a company's budget to justify every cost as if the activity is being undertaken for the first time is called: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The process of critically reviewing a company's budget to justify every cost as if the activity is being undertaken for the first time is called:
A. Performance Budgeting
B. Flexible Budgeting
C. Master Budgeting
D. Zero-Based Budgeting
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Zero-Based Budgeting mandates that no budget base is carried forward automatically; everything must be justified from ground zero.

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