A Manager of a Profit Center Cannot

question 53

Multiple Choice

A manager of a profit center cannot

• A)Incur cost to operate the center.
• B)Set the selling price of the center's product.
• C)Commit funds to invest in assets.
• D)None of these answer choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Marginal Utility

Marginal utility is the additional satisfaction or benefit received by consuming one more unit of a good or service, often decreasing as consumption increases.

Reallocating Expenditures

The process of adjusting how money is spent across different goods, services, or categories to optimize outcomes or achieve desired objectives.

Substitution Effect

(1) A change in the quantity demanded of a consumer good that results from a change in its relative expensiveness caused by a change in the good’s own price. (2) The reduction in the quantity demanded of the second of a pair of substitute resources that occurs when the price of the first resource falls and causes firms that employ both resources to switch to using more of the first resource (whose price has fallen) and less of the second resource (whose price has remained the same).

Product Quality

Refers to the characteristics and features of a product that contribute to its ability to meet given requirements or expectations.