SCENARIO 13-4 The Managers of a Brokerage Firm Are Interested in Finding

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SCENARIO 13-4
The managers of a brokerage firm are interested in finding out if the number of new clients a broker brings into the firm affects the sales generated by the broker.They sample 12 brokers and determine the number of new clients they have enrolled in the last year and their sales amounts in thousands of dollars.These data are presented in the table that follows.

-Referring to Scenario 13-4,set up a scatter plot.

Understand the concept and importance of decentralization in organizations.

Identify and describe different types of responsibility centers (cost, revenue, profit, and investment centers).

Understand the calculation and implications of transfer pricing within decentralized organizations.

Recognize the challenges and benefits of decentralization, including potential suboptimal decisions and duplication of services.

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