A comprehensive or overall formal plan for a business that includes specific plans for expected sales, the units of product to be produced, the merchandise (or materials) to be purchased, the manufacturing, selling, administrative, and general expense to be incurred, the long-term assets to be purchased, and the amounts of cash to be borrowed or loans to be repaid, as well as a budgeted income statement and balance sheet, is called a(n):

(pick one)

• Master budget.

• Kaizen budget.

• Capital expenditures budget.

• Continuous budget.

• Operating budget.