Capital Budgeting is the process of choosing projects that add value to the company and involves a long-term financial plan for larger outlays.

• A. Capital Budgeting is the process of choosing projects that add value to the company and involves a long-term financial plan for larger outlays
• B. Short-term cash flow management for daily operations
• C. Setting annual budgetary limits for departments
• D. Auditing historical financial performance

Answer: (A)

Capital budgeting focuses on evaluating and selecting long-term investments that will add value to the firm, typically involving substantial, multi-year outlays. This is exactly what the statement describes: choosing projects that create value and planning for large expenditures far into the future. It’s about making strategic, value-driving decisions rather than day-to-day financial activities.

Other options describe different activities: short-term cash flow management for daily operations deals with liquidity and operating needs; setting annual budgetary limits for departments is about operational budgeting and control; auditing historical financial performance concerns past results, not future investment choices.