Managerial Accounting
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780077826482
Author: Stacey M Whitecotton Associate Professor, Robert Libby, Fred Phillips Associate Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 10, Problem 1MC
Sally Thorne is a profit center manager for ABC Company’s Phoenix district. Last year, her performance evaluation was based on the operating performance of ABC'sentire Southwest region. This is a violation of
a. The hurdle rate principle.
b. The controllability principle.
c. The balanced scorecard approach.
d. Negotiated transfer pricing rules.
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