competition to be held in a given year.
• Many of the USOC’s revenues are not correlated with activities that cause it to
incur expenses, as is the case with business enterprises. Thus, just because revenues
are down it does not mean that expenses will also decline.
• Any grants from government sources may be affected by politics.
• Games may be disrupted by international events over which the USOC has no
control or event the ability to predict. These events can reduce revenue
unexpectedly.
ATC 14-5
a. Mr. Cleaver’s behavior could be construed to be in violation of the objectivity
standards. The failure to disclose the lack of need for computers to the Board of
Education would violate (1) the standard to communicate information fairly and
objectively and (2) the standard to disclose fully all relevant information that could
b. As its name implies, participative budgeting encourages participation by
subordinates as well as upper level managers in the budget process. Information