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Which of the following is true in a bottom-up budgeting approach?
a.Supervisors tell departments their budget amount and the departments are free to work within those amounts.
b.Departments determine their needs and relate them to the overall goals.
c.Every expense needs to be justified.
d.Departments budget their needs however they see fit.
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