The nurse manager of a small diabetes education center is curious as to whether there is a more efficient and/or proficient way to provide services. Which budgeting format would provide her with the method for analyzing the alternatives?
a. Cycling
b. Justification
c. Traditional
d. Zero-based
D
Two basic types of budget formats are traditional and zero-based. Only zero-based budgeting emphasizes the consideration of alternative means of providing the same service or program and provides a method for a sophisticated analysis of these alternatives (Finkler & Kovner, 2000).
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).