alleryStart learning →Decentralized businesses are typically divided into smaller groups or:
ASediments
BSettlements
CStatements
DSegments
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Segments
1. Dividing the business is what makes performance measurable.
2. Each piece can then be judged on its own results.
3. Decentralized businesses are divided into smaller segments or groups.
4. That makes it easier to measure performance.
_Source: OpenStax Principles of Accounting Volume 2, Managerial Accounting (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), Ch 9 'Responsibility Accounting and Decentralization', sections 9.1-9.4_
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