MB-310 Manage Budgeting Practice Question
A Contoso finance team is configuring budget control in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance. They want to prevent posting of a vendor invoice when the remaining budget for the combination of main account 6100 and Department 20 is insufficient, but they also need to allow a limited overspend of 5 percent before the system blocks the transaction. The budget manager must be notified by email when the threshold is crossed. Which configuration should the team perform?
⚠ Common exam trap
Watch out — candidates often confuse the budget threshold percentage with over budget permissions; the threshold controls when the block occurs, while over budget permissions allow specific users to bypass the block entirely.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Create a budget control rule for main account 6100 and Department 20, then set the Budget threshold percentage to 105 percent and enable the Budget manager email notification in the budget control configuration.
Budget control in Dynamics 365 Finance uses budget control rules to define which account and dimension combinations are validated. The budget threshold percentage determines how much overspend is tolerated before postings are blocked; 105 percent allows a 5 percent overage. The budget manager email notification is configured in the budget control configuration and alerts the designated contact when the threshold is exceeded, giving the manager visibility without granting bypass rights.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Create a budget control rule for main account 6100 only, then set the Budget threshold percentage to 105 percent and enable the Budget manager email notification in the budget control configuration.
Why it's wrong here
Omitting Department 20 from the budget control rule means the system checks only the main account balance and ignores the departmental dimension. The requirement is to validate the combination of main account 6100 and Department 20, so without the dimension the check would not prevent overspending for the specific department and would not satisfy the stated business need.
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Create a budget control rule for main account 6100 and Department 20, then set the Budget threshold percentage to 105 percent and enable the Over budget permissions for the budget manager user group.
Why it's wrong here
Over budget permissions allow selected users to exceed the budget even after the threshold is crossed, but the requirement is to notify the budget manager by email, not to grant overspend rights. Enabling over budget permissions would let the manager bypass the block entirely, which does not match the need for an email alert when the 5 percent threshold is exceeded.
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Create a budget control rule for main account 6100 and Department 20, then set the Budget threshold percentage to 105 percent and enable the Budget manager email notification in the budget control configuration.
Why this is correct
The budget control rule defines the account and dimension combination to monitor, and the threshold percentage allows a temporary overspend before posting is blocked. Setting the threshold to 105 percent means the system permits spending up to 5 percent over the budgeted amount, then blocks further postings. Enabling the budget manager notification ensures the designated recipient receives an email when the threshold is exceeded, matching the requirement exactly.
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Create a budget control rule for main account 6100 and Department 20, then set the Budget threshold percentage to 95 percent and enable the Budget manager email notification in the budget control configuration.
Why it's wrong here
Setting the threshold to 95 percent would block postings when only 95 percent of the budget has been consumed, which is far more restrictive than the required 5 percent overspend allowance. The scenario explicitly asks to permit a limited overspend of 5 percent beyond the budgeted amount, so a threshold below 100 percent is incorrect and would prevent legitimate spending before the budget is fully used.
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