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I’m working on a accounting discussion question and need support to help me learn.

1. Differentiate between centralized and decentralized operations.
2. In a decentralized company in which the divisions are organized as investment centers, how could a division be considered the least profitable even though it earned the largest amount of income from operations?
3. Why would a firm use a balanced scorecard in evaluating divisional performance?
4. Cite and give credit to the author that you are citing