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:[[Cost center]]. A unit or department that incurs costs but does not generate [[Fiscal Revenue|revenue]]s.
 
:[[Cost center]]. A unit or department that incurs costs but does not generate [[Fiscal Revenue|revenue]]s.
 
According to [[Cost Accounting by Horngren, Datar, Rajan (14th edition)]],
 
According to [[Cost Accounting by Horngren, Datar, Rajan (14th edition)]],
[[Cost center]]. Responsibility center where the manager is accountable for costs only.
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:[[Cost center]]. Responsibility center where the manager is accountable for costs only.
  
  

Revision as of 19:40, 10 July 2020

Cost center is a unit or department that incurs costs but does not generate revenues.


Definitions

According to College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)‎,

Cost center. A unit or department that incurs costs but does not generate revenues.

According to Cost Accounting by Horngren, Datar, Rajan (14th edition),

Cost center. Responsibility center where the manager is accountable for costs only.


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