A profit center is an organizational unit responsible for both revenue generation and cost control, with performance measured using various profitability metrics. Responsibility centers are units accountable for specific functions or costs. Establishing organizational units as profit centers can improve decision quality and speed by giving managers ownership over revenues and expenses. Major types of expense centers include production, marketing, and general administration centers responsible for specific operating costs.
A profit center is an organizational unit responsible for both revenue generation and cost control, with performance measured using various profitability metrics. Responsibility centers are units accountable for specific functions or costs. Establishing organizational units as profit centers can improve decision quality and speed by giving managers ownership over revenues and expenses. Major types of expense centers include production, marketing, and general administration centers responsible for specific operating costs.
A profit center is an organizational unit responsible for both revenue generation and cost control, with performance measured using various profitability metrics. Responsibility centers are units accountable for specific functions or costs. Establishing organizational units as profit centers can improve decision quality and speed by giving managers ownership over revenues and expenses. Major types of expense centers include production, marketing, and general administration centers responsible for specific operating costs.