
Cost Management
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Chapter 19, Problem 1Q
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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
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