Fill in the blanks with the phrase that best completes the sentence. Some phrases may be used more than once and some not at all.
Phrases:
cost center
revenue center
investment center
lower
profit center
higher
responsibility center
The maintenance department at the local zoo isâ a(n)
The gift shop at the local zoo isâ a(n)
The menswear department of a departmentâ store, which is responsible for buying and sellingâ merchandise, isâ a(n)
The production line at a manufacturing plant isâ a(n)
A(n) BLANK is any segment of the business whose manager is accountable for specific activities.
A division of a beverage manufacturing company responsible for a particular brand of soft drink isâ a(n)
The sales manager in charge of a shoeâ company's northwest sales territory overseesâ a(n)
Managers of cost and revenue centers are at BLANK levels of the organization than are managers of profit and investment centers.
Fill in the blanks with the phrase that best completes the sentence. Some phrases may be used more than once and some not at all.
Phrases: | |
cost center | revenue center |
investment center | lower |
profit center | higher |
responsibility center |
The maintenance department at the local zoo isâ a(n)
The gift shop at the local zoo isâ a(n)
The menswear department of a departmentâ store, which is responsible for buying and sellingâ merchandise, isâ a(n)
The production line at a manufacturing plant isâ a(n)
A(n) BLANK is any segment of the business whose manager is accountable for specific activities.
A division of a beverage manufacturing company responsible for a particular brand of soft drink isâ a(n)
The sales manager in charge of a shoeâ company's northwest sales territory overseesâ a(n)
Managers of cost and revenue centers are at BLANK levels of the organization than are managers of profit and investment centers.
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Income Statements |
For the Year Ended December 31, 20Y1 |
1 | Audit Division | Tax Division | Total Company | |
2 | Fees earned: | |||
3 | Audit fees (16 engagements) | $1,200,000.00 | $1,200,000.00 | |
4 | Tax fees (45 engagements) | $708,750.00 | 708,750.00 | |
5 | Transfer-pricing fees | |||
6 | Expenses: | |||
7 | Variable: | |||
8 | Audit hours provided by Audit Division | 180,000.00 | 180,000.00 | |
9 | Tax hours provided by Tax Division | 236,250.00 | 236,250.00 | |
10 | Excess capacity hours paid to salaried staff | |||
11 | Audit hours provided by Tax Division | |||
12 | Fixed expenses | 50,000.00 | 65,500.00 | 115,500.00 |
13 | Income from operations before service department charges | |||
14 | Service department charges for payroll | |||
15 | Income from operations |