Accounting generally has the responsibility for a. setting company goals b. expressing the budget in financial terms. c. enforcing the budget. d. administration of the budget. Which one of the following is not a benefit of budgeting? a. It facilitates the coordination of activities. b. It provides definite objectives for evaluating performance. c. It provides assurance that the company will achieve its objectives. d. It requires all levels of management to plan ahead on a recurring basis. Budgeting is usually most closely associated with which management function a. Planning b. Directing c. Motivating d. Controlling