Chapter 10, Problem 10.1SE

Identify and understand responsibility centers (Learning Objective 1)

Fill in the blanks with the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Not all words and phrases are used, and some may be used more than once.

cost center	investment center	lower
revenue center	responsibility center	higher
profit center	the same

10.1-13 Full Alternative Text

1. a. The Foodservice Sales Territory Manager in charge of General Mills’ Greater Baltimore/Washington, D. C., sales territory oversees a(n) __________.
2. b. The payroll department of Target Corporation, a retailer, is a(n)__________. __________is any segment of the business whose manager is accountable for specific activities.
3. c. The Bakery Department of Whole Foods Market, Inc., would be considered to be a(n) __________.
4. d. The Procter & Gamble Company headquarters, located in Cincinnati, Ohio, would be a(n) __________.
5. e. The Floral Department at the Middletown, Maryland, Safeway grocery store would be considered to be a(n) __________.
6. f. Toyota Motor North America, a division of Toyota Motor Corporation, is a(n) __________.
7. g. The production line at the Honda plant in Lincoln, Alabama, where Honda Pilot sport utility vehicles are manufactured, is considered to be a(n) __________.
8. h. The Boise, Idaho, location of the Olive Garden chain restaurant would be a(n) __________.
9. i. Managers of cost and revenue centers are at __________ levels of the organization than are managers of investment centers.