How can sensitivity analysis be used to increase the benefits of budgeting?
a. sensitivity analysis is used to ensure the employees are happy in their job. this will lead to an increase in production, and therefore, sales and profits will increase as well. the budgets reflect this increase in sales and production.
b. sensitivity analysis in sales forecasting. it uses indicators of economic activity and past sales data to forecast future sales. in the sensitivity analysis, the sales forecast (budget) should represent the collective experience and judgment of managers.
c. sensitivity analysis adds an extra dimension to budgeting. it enables managers to examine how budgeted amounts change with changes in the underlying assumptions. this assists managers in monitoring those assumptions that are most critical to a company in attaining its budget and allows them to make timely adjustments to plans when appropriate.
d. sensitivity analysis increases the benefits of budgeting by comparing the last 5 years actuals against the current budget. the budget is then adjusted for increases or decreases as deemed necessary.