The Profitability of an Investment Centre Can Best Be Evaluated

question 41

Multiple Choice

The profitability of an investment centre can best be evaluated by:

• A) the revenues, costs and investment the manager can control.
• B) the total capital invested in the organisation and the sizeable amount of return.
• C) the profit margin and the investment capital traceable to the investment centre.
• D) the divisional contribution margin.

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