Allied Corp

question 29

Multiple Choice

Allied Corp., a multinational corporation, has spent $500 million on a new data center that allows the firm to transform raw data into useful information at a very high speed. This enables the smooth functioning of the firm's operations. In this case, the cost that Allied Corp. has incurred is an example of _____.

• A) retrieval cost
• B) processing cost
• C) acquisition cost
• D) communication cost

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