Responsibility Accounting for Cost, Profit and Investment Centers
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Accounting
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Responsibility Accounting for Cost, Profit and Investment Centers
Review the three components in the background material to answer the 10 questions and make computations relating to budgeting. Each answer must be 3 – 5 sentences. 1.- What is the fundamental principle of responsibility accounting? 2- List five important factors that should be considered in designing reports for a responsibility accounting system. 3- How soon should accounting reports be prepared after the end of the performance measurement period? Explain. 4- Name and describe three types of responsibility centers and list their main characteristics. 5 -Give five real world examples of at least two of the types of responsibility centers. 6- Many organizations limit the number of expense (cost) centers. a – List three reasons for wanting to limit cost c enters. b – List three ideas for eliminating or reducing the size of an existing cost center. 7- Compare and contrast an expense center and an investment center. 8- What is the connection between the extent of decentralization and the investment center concept? 9 – Give some of the advantages of decentralization. 10 – Differentiate between a direct cost and an indirect cost of a segment. What happens to these categories if the segment to which they are related is eliminated?