Which of the following describes a cost centre? A: A unit of output or service for which costs are ascertained B: A function or location for which costs are ascertained C: A segment of the organization for which budgets are prepared D: An amount of expenditure attributable to a particular activity

If the state of the goods at the time they were handed over to the consignee has been the subjectof a joint survey or inspection by the parties，notice in writing（）be given of loss or damage ascertained during such survey or inspection.

The government concluded that, because the city's fiscal problems were _____ by entrenched mismanagement, providing rescue funding would be foolhardy. A: supplanted B: mitigated C: ascertained D: exacerbated E: assailed