Cost Management
Cost Management
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ISBN: 9781259917028
Author: BLOCHER, Edward
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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State the term investment center, and explain the manner of measuring the financial performance of investment centers.

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Investment center: The manager of investment center is held accountable for the profit of sub-unit and the return earned on capital invested which is used by the sub-unit to generate its profit.

The profit per dollar financed can be related to the rate of return for alternative investments. Normally rate of return is calculated by taking the ratio of the profit amount divided by the invested amount in the business unit.

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