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Introduction:
Responsibility Accounting System:
Responsibility Accounting System is an accounting system which reports responsibility for managers and helps in evaluation of the performance of managers.
Direct Expenses:
Direct expenses are expenses which are directly traceable to the production units or department.
Indirect Expenses:
Indirect expenses are expenses which are not directly traceable to the production units and these expenses are incurred for more than one unit or departments.
Controllable Costs:
Controllable Costs are the costs which can be controlled by manager's decisions.
Uncontrollable Costs:
Uncontrollable Costs are the costs which cannot be controlled by manager's decisions.
The Costs to be included in the responsibility accounting report of the service department

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