For each of the following indicate yes if it describes a potential benefit of budgeting or no if it describes a potential negative outcome of budgeting.

1. Budgets help coordinate activities across departments.

2. A budget forces managers to spend time planning for the future.

3. Some employees might overstate expenses in budgets.

4. Budgets can lead to excessive pressure to meet budgeted results.

5. Budgets can provide incentives for good performance.