Responsibility centers and reporting segments

Free IMA CMA Part 1 (Financial Planning, Performance, and Analytics) lesson in Performance Management. 18 min read, ~2,733 words.

Four responsibility centers: cost (inputs only), revenue (sales only), profit (revenues minus controllable costs), investment (profit plus assets used); ROI, RI, and EVA apply only to investment centers. Contribution margin = sales minus variable costs; segment margin = contribution margin minus traceable fixed costs (the right number for keep-or-drop). Organizations...

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