Respuesta :

The choices were A. A profit center.  B. A cost center. C. A revenue center.
D. An investment center.

The answer is B. a cost center. 

Cost centers give profit to a company indirectly. It can come from human resources, the right people for the job are hired makes efficient work done carefully. Research and development is also a cost center because it can search for productive works and innovations that can help the company address its weaknesses. R&D can lower the budget cost and still maintain the quality of products.