When a company's district managers submitted their preliminary budget proposals,top management discovered that the southern district manager had requested a new project management information system.Unfortunately,the system is incompatible with the system used at headquarters.Which of the following advantages of budgeting reduces the likelihood that the company will end up with two incompatible systems?
A) Planning
B) Coordination
C) Performance measurement
D) Corrective measures

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Coordination is the advantage of budgeting that reduces the likelihood of ending up with two incompatible systems. District managers must coordinate their budget proposals with top management to ensure that their requests are consistent with the overall goals and systems of the company. In this case, if the southern district manager had coordinated with top management, they would have discovered the incompatibility issue and either adjusted the request or found a compatible system.

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