Below Is a List of Departments; You Are to Identify

question 48

Short Answer

Below is a list of departments; you are to identify each as either [1] a profit center or [2] a cost center.
-The data center department of a manufacturer. ________

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Definitions:

Period Costs

Expenses that are not directly tied to the production of goods and are instead accounted for as expenses in the period they are incurred.

Direct Materials

The raw materials directly traced and integral to the finished product in the manufacturing process.

Work in Process

Inventory that includes goods partially through the production process but not yet complete.

Machinery Repairs

Machinery Repairs refer to the act of restoring equipment or machinery to a condition where it can operate as intended, involving fixing and replacing parts as necessary.