On 16/11/2011 9:56 PM, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> I'm surprised too. The only thing I can think of is that if you sell a
> widget, that *obviously* goes to the widget profit center. But if you
> have to buy 10 more PCs, does that go to the admin office cost center?
> Or does it go to the IT cost center? Or perhaps it goes to the project
> planning cost center, because it was them that wanted more admin staff?
> Or...

If the PCs are bought on a project the costs will be credited to the 
project. (To make things even more transparent financial bods view 
things from a banks point of view. So when you pay out from a cost 
centre or WBS that is a credit and pay in is debiting.) As long as you 
are within budget all is well. If the purchasing department buys the PCs 
they will charge the IT department who in turn will charge the Admin 
department the cost of the PCs plus labour and maybe an overhead. It is 
simple if your mind is wired like an accountant.

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Regards
     Stephen

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