The budgeting process and budgets themselves have significant impacts on management actions and performance, in both positive and negative ways. It is common at many local, state, or national governmental agencies, and nonprofit organizations, and even in some for-profit enterprises for managers to increase spending at the end of the budget cycle. This process, usually referred to as ?use it or lose it" can be harmful to objectives of any organization. Managers do this, as they often feel that if they don't spend the amount that was budgeted this year, next year their supervisors will reduce their budget by the amount not spent in the current year. So, to avoid having their budget dollars reduced, managers often increase spending at the end of the year to ensure all budgeted amounts are spent even if items are not necessarily needed. This is more common in government and nonprofit organizations, but can be found in for-profit enterprises as well.

Requirement: Write a memo to the budget managers in an organization, assuming you are the CEO. Your memo should direct budget managers not to utilize this approach, but also offer a logical rationale, and perhaps an alternative solution.

ACC 500 Short Paper/Case Study Analysis Rubric Requirements of submission: Short paper assignments must follow these formatting guidelines: double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and discipline-appropriate citations. Page length requirements: 1-2 pages undergraduate courses; 2-4 pages graduate courses. Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information, review these instructions. Critical Elements Main Elements Inquiry and Analysis Integration and Application Critical Thinking Research Writing (Mechanics/Citations) Exemplary (100%) Includes all of the main elements and requirements and cites multiple examples to illustrate each element Provides in-depth analysis that demonstrates complete understanding of multiple concepts All of the course concepts are correctly applied Draws insightful conclusions that are thoroughly defended with evidence and examples Incorporates many scholarly resources effectively that reflect depth and breadth of research No errors related to organization, grammar and style, and citations Proficient (90%) Includes most of the main elements and requirements and cites many examples to illustrate each element Provides in-depth analysis that demonstrates complete understanding of some concepts Most of the course concepts are correctly applied Draws informed conclusions that are justified with evidence Incorporates some scholarly resources effectively that reflect depth and breadth of research Minor errors related to organization, grammar and style, and citations Needs Improvement (70%) Includes some of the main elements and requirements Not Evident (0%) Does not include any of the main elements and requirements Value 25 Provides in-depth analysis that demonstrates complete understanding of minimal concepts Some of the course concepts are correctly applied Draws logical conclusions, but does not defend with evidence Incorporates very few scholarly resources that reflect depth and breadth of research Some errors related to organization, grammar and style, and citations Does not provide in-depth analysis 20 Does not correctly apply any of the course concepts Does not draw logical conclusions 10 Does not incorporate scholarly resources that reflect depth and breadth of research 15 Major errors related to organization, grammar and style, and citations Total 10 20 100%