You Are Consulting for the Information Technology Division of a State

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Essay

You are consulting for the information technology division of a state university to guide and facilitate the design of a new system for handling college applications,which has previously been handled entirely with a paper-based process.They would like to set up a system by which prospective students can apply online.Describe in detail their first steps and any studies they should perform before designing the new information system.

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Definitions:

Equivalent Units

A concept in cost accounting used to allocate production costs to units of output, considering partially completed units as a fraction of full units.

Production Costs

Expenses directly incurred in the process of manufacturing goods, including materials, labor, and overhead.

FIFO Method

"First-In, First-Out," an inventory valuation method that assumes the first items placed into inventory are the first ones sold.