Astatic budget is appropriate in evaluating a manager's performance if

actual activity closely approximates the master budget activity.
actual activity is less than the master budget activity.
the company is a not-for-profit organization.
the company prepares reports on an annual basis.

This activity is important because as a marketing manager, you must allocate resources to reach your target market. during the strategic marketing process, managers move through three important phases to determine how to optimally allocate resources: a planning phase, an implementation phase, and an evaluation phase. in this interactive exercise, you are asked to review various strategic marketing actions and determine where in the strategic marketing process the action would occur. the goal of this exercise is to demonstrate your understanding of the strategic marketing process and related marketing actions.