Accounting Dictionary - Letter R

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Responsibility accounting
is a method of managing costs by assigning profits, costs, income, and investments to organizational units. Profit centers are responsible only for profits. Cost centers are responsible only for costs. Investment centers are responsible for income (i.e., revenues and costs) and investments.
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