The Flexibility Principle of Accounting Information Systems Prescribes That The

question 4

Multiple Choice

The flexibility principle of accounting information systems prescribes that the:

• A) System conforms to a company's activities, personnel, and structure.
• B) System aid managers in controlling and monitoring business activities.
• C) System report useful, understandable, timely, and pertinent information for effective decision making.
• D) Benefits from an activity in the system outweigh the costs of the activity.
• E) System be able to adapt to changes in the company, business environment, and needs of decision makers.

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Definitions:

Interactions

In research, refers to the way that different factors or variables influence each other, often changing the outcome or effects when combined.

Internal Validity

The extent to which a study can prove that a cause-and-effect relationship exists between the tested variables, excluding the influence of external factors.

Nonmonotonic Relationship

A relationship between two variables where the direction of the effect changes over the range of the variable, meaning it can increase then decrease, or vice-versa.

Independent Variables

The factors that are manipulated or varied by researchers in an experiment to determine their effect on the dependent variable.