he following is a list of various departments in a diesel engine manufacturing/rebuilding facility. The company makes diesel engines for the locomotive industry. It also remanufactures its own previously built engines that need to be overhauled after several years of use. Classify each department below as either a support department or a production department.     Cost Accounting Department—collects costs of raw materials, labor, and overhead to be applied to engines Remanufacturing Department—works on engines needing overhauled Tooling Department—ensures that tools for all production areas are where they need to be to build the engines Production Data Entry Department—records data such as raw material usage for each production line Engine Department—builds new engines

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The following is a list of various departments in a diesel engine manufacturing/rebuilding facility. The company makes diesel engines for the locomotive industry. It also remanufactures its own previously built engines that need to be overhauled after several years of use. Classify each department below as either a support department or a production department.

 

 
Cost Accounting Department—collects costs of raw materials, labor, and overhead to be applied to engines
Remanufacturing Department—works on engines needing overhauled
Tooling Department—ensures that tools for all production areas are where they need to be to build the engines
Production Data Entry Department—records data such as raw material usage for each production line
Engine Department—builds new engines
 
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