Fred Harris is the president of United Maintenance Service. He takes the following actions, not necessarily in the order given. For each action (a–e) state whether it is a planning decision or a control decision.
a. Fred contemplates procuring a digital lathe machine advised by his chief maintenance engineer.
b. Fred estimates the job cost of providing maintenance service to a local factory.
c. Fred calculates the total cost of materials in an annual maintenance contract to a client.
d. Fred decides to expand service offerings to nearby construction companies.
e. Fred makes a comparative analysis of administrative overheads with budgeted overheads.