Question

This table shows Lucas’s budget from last month. He also included his actual expenses after the month ended.

Which of these changes should Lucas consider in next month’s budget? Check all that apply.

less for income
less for food
more for discretionary spending
more for income
less for discretionary spending

Answer 1

I don’t have the table or numbers, so I can’t pick the right options yet. Please paste the budget vs. actual amounts (or upload the table).

How to decide once you provide them:
- For each category, compare actual to budgeted.
- If actual > budgeted → choose “more for [that category]” for next month.
- If actual < budgeted → choose “less for [that category]” for next month.
- For income:
- If actual income was lower than budgeted → choose “less for income.”
- If actual income was higher than budgeted → choose “more for income.”
- For discretionary spending and food use the same rule.

If you share Lucas’s budgeted and actual numbers, I’ll mark which options apply.