An Interactive Control System Should Be Used to Achieve Goal

question 90

Multiple Choice

An interactive control system should be used to achieve goal congruence when:

• A)human behavior needs to be controlled.
• B)there is a large degree of strategic uncertainty.
• C)systems are allowed to run in a routine fashion.
• D)the behavior of employees needs to be inspected while they are performing a task.

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Definitions:

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

IRR is a financial metric used to estimate the profitability of investments, calculated as the rate of return that sets the net present value of all cash flows from a particular project to zero.

Payback Period

The duration required for an investment to recover its initial outlay, calculated by dividing the initial investment by the annual cash inflows.

Time Value of Money

The concept that money available now is worth more than the same amount in the future due to its earning capacity.

Discounted Payback Method

A capital budgeting approach that calculates the time required to recoup the cost of an investment, considering the time value of money.