An Information System That Provides Relevant Data to Help Businesspeople

question 76

Multiple Choice

An information system that provides relevant data to help businesspeople choose the appropriate course of action is called a(n)

• A)decision support system.
• B)expert system.
• C)executive information system.
• D)database management system.

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Definitions:

Noncumulative Preferred Stock

Type of preferred stock that does not give the holder the right to claim dividends missed in the past.

Preferred Dividends

Regular payments made to preferred shareholders out of the company's profits before any dividends are paid to common shareholders.

Weighted Average

A calculation that takes into account the varying degrees of importance of the numbers in a data set, assigning more weight to some numbers and less to others.

Earnings Per Share

A financial metric that measures the amount of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of its common stock.