Multiple Choice
A cost center is a business segment:
A) that usually evaluates employee performance by comparing the center's actual costs with target or standard costs for the amount and type of work done.
B) in which interperiod cost comparisons can be misleading if the output level and production mix are constant.
C) that usually includes individual stores within a department-store chain.
D) that should be evaluated solely on its ability to control and reduce costs.
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