Sherwin-Williams Store #1933 is located in Copley, Ohio. The store sells paints, wallpapers, and supplies to do-it-yourself customers and to professional wall covering installers | Profit Center |
The Accounting Research and Compliance Department at First Energy is responsible for researching how new accounting pronouncements and rules will impact First Energy's financial statements. | Cost Center |
The Southwestern Sales Region of McDermott Foods is responsible for selling the various product lines of McDermott. | Revenue Center |
Each of the following situations describes an organizational unit. Identify which type of responsibility center each...
For each of the following organizational subunits, indicate the type of responsibility center that is most appropriate. Cost center or profit center Cost center or profit center Cost center 1. A movie theater in a company that operates a chain of theaters. 2. A radio station owned by a large broadcasting network. 3. The claims department in an insurance company 4. The ticket sales division of a major airline. 5. A bottling plant of a soft drink company. An orange...
Identify which responsibility center would best describe the following: The production line of American Apparel, where clothing is manufactured. A. Revenue Center B. Cost Center C. Profit Center D. Investment Center The subscription sales department of the New York Times. A. Revenue Center B. Cost Center C. Profit Center D. Investment Center The corporate division of Disney, Inc. responsible for revenues, costs, and managing its division's assets. A. Revenue Center B. Cost Center C. Profit Center D. Investment Center A...
Which of the following is correct regarding responsibility centers? A. Traceable costs, as used in a responsibility accounting system, only consists of variable costs. B. Common fixed costs should be allocated to a segment and used to evaluate the segment’s performance. C. Cost centers, profit centers, and investment centers are all considered responsibility centers. D. Responsibility centers are primarily utilized in companies with centralized operations. E. If a manager is held responsible for generating revenue, controlling costs, and efficiently investing...
Problem 4 . Part A: Label each center described below according to what type of responsibility center it is. (In other words, is it a cost, revenue, profit, or investment center?) _____________________________ UNM’s Human Resources Department _____________________________ The Albuquerque REI store _____________________________ A Hotel’s Reservation/Sales Division _____________________________ Samsung’s Quality Control Department _____________________________ Monroe’s Catering Division _____________________________ Panera’s Food Sourcing/Procurement Division Part B: Label each of the following as one of the four Balance Scorecard perspectives (i.e., Learning & Growth, Internal...