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profit centre

Ssaifudeen11y ago
which of the following costs would be considered to be the responsibility of the manager of profit centre ? 1.direct labour 2.variable production overhead 3.imputed interest on capital invested 4.depreciation on machinery what is the answer and the reason please !! Thank you !!!
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor11y ago#1
1 and 2 A profit centre is not reponsible for buying non-current assets (and therefore depreciation) - that would be an investment centre. A profit centre manager is not responsible for imputed interest (imputed means 'pretend' and is determined by head office - not by the manager).
Ssaifudeen11y ago#2
thanxx a loot sir :)
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor11y ago#3
You are welcome :-)
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