A Cost Center Is a Unit of a Business That

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Multiple Choice

A cost center is a unit of a business that incurs costs but does not directly generate revenues. All of the following are considered cost centers except:

• A) Accounting department.
• B) Purchasing department.
• C) Research department.
• D) Advertising department.
• E) All of these could be considered cost centers.

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