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Responsibility Report: The responsibility report represents the preparation of statements reflecting costs and revenues related to the responsibility areas. For example, responsibility report of the production department, packaging and finishing department, and many more. It basically represents the statement of controllable costs related to a particular unit or division.
To prepare: The responsibility report for the H division.
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Introduction: The responsibility report is prepared by the management at each level of the organization which is stated as a responsibility performance analysis. It facilitates determining efficiency in cost control as well as revenue generation.
The manager’s performance and the items to be investigated by top management
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Introduction:
To calculate: The expected ROI for 2020.
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