Budgets fulfill a number of roles in the management of organizations. Identify the principal such roles and comment on the compatibility of these differing roles.

Introduction The main responsibility of manager is planning for the future by deciding what should be done and how it will be achieved. Budget is such a formalized system of planning, forecasting, monitoring and controlling the use of resources which help the managers to achieve organization's objectives both in public sector and private sector. Budgets fulfill a number of roles in the management of organizations and different roles may cause some conflicts. Here, we will …

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