A profit center is a management-oriented organizational unit used for internal controlling purposes. A profit center is a business unit or segment that generates revenues and incurs costs. In other words, it’s a department that uses company resources to generate income. You can think of this as a segment that earns money or creates sales for the business.

CO Cost Object Profit Center. Profit Center Accounting evaluates the profit or loss of individual, independent areas within an organization

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