Provided by James R. Martin, Ph.D., CMA
Professor Emeritus, University of South Florida
MAAW's
Textbook Chapter 9 | Responsibility Accounting Main Page
| Responsibility Centers | Evaluation Method |
| Revenue centers | Sales - (See Profit Analysis Main Page) |
| Cost centers | Cost - (See Variance Analysis Main Page) |
| Profit centers | Profitability measure - (See Performance Measures Main Page) |
| Investment centers | Return on investment* - (See ROI Main Page) |
*Typically ROI = Net income รท Total assets
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