Sigborne Corp., a food and beverage company, commences its budgeting process by requesting the middle managers of the company to collect data from their respective departments and submit a consolidated report stating the needs of their departments. Harold, the manager of the packaging department, overstates the needs of his department. In this scenario, Harold is guilty of _____.

A. outwrestling
B. budgetary slack
C. extortion
D. budget maximization


Answer: B

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