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A segment is a part or activity of an organization about which managers
would like cost, revenue, or profit data. Examples of business segments include product
lines, customer groups (segmented by age, ethnicity, gender, volume of purchases, etc.),
geographic territories, divisions, plants, and departments.
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A performance report compares budgeted data to actual data in an effort to
identify and learn from excellent performance and to identify and eliminate sources of
unsatisfactory performance. Performance reports can also be used as one of many inputs to help
evaluate and reward employees.
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