What type of responsibility center would Mickey Thompson Performance Tires be for Cooper Tire & Rubber Company? Original blog posting (July 12, 2016)

Mickey Thompson Performance Tires Mickey Thompson Performance Tires designs, develops, and distributes drag racing and motor sport tires Purchased by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company in 2003 Mickey Thompson’s employees are in sales, R&D, and administrative functions Cooper Tire does all manufacturing

Question 1 What type of responsibility center would Mickey Thompson Performance Tires be considered for Cooper Tire & Rubber Company?

Question 2 What measures might be used to evaluate the performance of the manager of Mickey Thompson Performance Tires?

Question Recap What type of responsibility center would Mickey Thompson Performance Tires be considered for Cooper Tire & Rubber Company? What measures might be used to evaluate the performance of the manager of Mickey Thompson Performance Tires?

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