6 A TRACEABLE COST OF A SEGMENT IS A COST THAT ARISES SPECIFICALLY...

12-6 A traceable cost of a segment is a cost

that arises specifically because of the existence

sion-making authority isn’t confined to a few top

of that segment. If the segment were elimi-

executives, but rather is spread throughout the

nated, the cost would disappear. A common

organization with lower-level managers and

other employees empowered to make decisions.

cost, by contrast, is a cost that supports more

than one segment, but is not traceable in whole