Monica’s Mantles planned to spend $100,000 designing new mantles to keep ahead of fashion trends. The company actually spent $75,000. This is:
a. a good thing, as the company underspent its budget
b. a bad thing, as it means the company is not moving towards achieving its strategic objective
c. a good thing, as keeping ahead of fashion trends is not important
d. none of the options
e. a bad thing, as it will reduce the operating profit