When using the competitive parity method to budgeting, the firm
A. spends as much as it can.
B. spends the same total amount as its major competitors spend.
C. allocates some portion of planned sales for the period to advertising.
D. bases its advertising and promotion expenditures on sales.
E. matches its percentage-of-sales expenditures with those of others in the market/industry.
Answer: E
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