"Budgetary slack" occurs when:

Multiple Choice

• The budget is so difficult to meet that employees slack-off from work.
• Employees refuse to adhere to budgeted plans and operations.
• Employees ask for fewer resources than they need, in order to continuously improve.
• An authoritative, or imposed, budgeting process is used.
• To "meet" budget objectives, employees ask for resources in excess of what they need.