The accounting department had a plumbing problem and they called the maintenance department to fix this.After the job was done,the maintenance department sent the accounting department a bill for services rendered.Does this make sense? After all they are all a part of the same company?

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The Answer is No,this is not strange.These are called charge-backs.The maintenance department sent its workers to the accounting department instead of working elsewhere for actual payment.So their opportunity cost has to be borne by the accounting department.

The Accounting Department Had a Plumbing Problem and They Called