A Responsibility Center in Which the Department Manager Has Responsibility

question 88

True/False

A responsibility center in which the department manager has responsibility for and authority over costs, revenues, and assets invested in the department is termed a cost center.

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Definitions:

Current Value

The present monetary or market worth of an asset or investment.

Interest Rate

The cost of borrowing money, expressed as a percentage of the total amount loaned, paid by borrowers to lenders.

Present Value

The contemporary valuation of an anticipated sum of money or cash flow sequence, based on a given return rate.

Interest Rate

The amount charged, expressed as a percentage of principal, by a lender to a borrower for the use of assets.