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3 years ago

A cost center

Business

1 answer:

pickupchik [31]3 years ago

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Answer: A---incurs costs and does not directly generate revenue.

Explanation:

A cost center is a department or unit in an organization which incurs cost on the organisation for its operation but does not directly add profit or directly generate revenue to the company.

Examples of a cost centre in a company include, The IT department., Research and Development Department.

For example the way in which an IT department, a cost centre in a company can indirectly generate revenue by operating efficiently and for the Research and Development Department is to develop a new promising product.

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