Kel-Leigh Corporation, with operations throughout the country, will soon allocate corporate overhead to the firm's various responsibility centers. Which of the following is definitely not a cost object in this situation?
A) The maintenance department.
B) Product no. 675.
C) Kelly Corporation.
D) The Midwest division.
E) The telemarketing center.

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Kelly Corporation is the parent company and cannot be considered a cost object. The other options - maintenance department, product no. 675, Midwest division, and telemarketing center - are responsibility centers that can be attributed with costs.

Kel-Leigh Corporation, with Operations Throughout the Country, Will Soon Allocate