The Following Step Occurs First in the Process of Building

question 47

Multiple Choice

The following step occurs first in the process of building an ERD: ____.

• A) Develop the initial ERD.
• B) Create a detailed narrative of the organization's description of operations.
• C) Identify the attributes and primary keys that adequately describe the entities.
• D) Identify the business rules based on the description of operations.

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Definitions:

Fixed Cost

Costs that do not vary with the level of production or sales, remaining constant regardless of the amount of goods or services produced or sold.

Electricity

A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles, used as a power source for machinery and equipment.

Least-squares Regression

A statistical method used to determine the best-fitting line through a set of points by minimizing the squares of the distances of the points from the line.

Variable Component

A portion of a cost or expense that varies directly with production volume or activity level.