Javier Gonzales is the manager of the Repairs and Maintenance Department of JG Industries. He is responsible

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Javier Gonzales is the manager of the Repairs and Maintenance Department of JG Industries. He is responsible for preparing his department's annual budget. Most managers in the company inflate their budget numbers by at least 10 percent because their bonuses depend upon how much below budget their departments operate. Gonzales turned in the following information for his department's 20x9 budget to the company's budget committee:
Javier Gonzales is the manager of the Repairs and Maintenance

Because the figures for 20x9 are 20 percent above those in the 20x8 budget, the budget committee questioned them. Gonzales defended them by saying that he expects a significant increase in activity in his department in 20x9.
What do you think are the real reasons for the increase in the budgeted amounts? What ethical considerations enter into this situation?

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Principles of Accounting

ISBN: 978-0618736614

10th edition

Authors: Belverd Needles, Marian Powers, Susan Crosson

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