The Responsibility Report for a Profit Center Would Compare ________

question 211

Multiple Choice

The responsibility report for a profit center would compare ________.

• A) actual costs to budgeted costs
• B) actual revenues to budgeted revenues
• C) actual revenues and costs to budgeted revenues and costs
• D) actual profits to budgeted profits

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Definitions:

Common Fixed Expenses

Overhead costs that are not directly tied to production or sales volume, including rent, salaries, and insurance, shared across departments or product lines.

Period Cost

Costs that are expensed in the period in which they are incurred, typically including selling, administrative, and other non-production costs.

Net Operating Income

A financial metric that calculates a company's profitability by subtracting operating expenses from its operating revenues.

Break-Even

The point at which total costs and total revenue are equal, meaning there is no profit or loss.