Given the tendency of accountants to allocate a project’s estimated costs evenly over the duration of the task, what danger might this pose for a project manager who faces the following situation? The major task for a LO5

$5 million project is budgeted at $3 million, mostly for highly complex and expensive equipment. The task has a six-month duration, and requires the purchase of the equipment at the beginning of the task to enable the project team to conduct the activities required to complete the task. The task begins December 1.