The Management of Inter-Enterprise Systems

question 35

Multiple Choice

The management of inter-enterprise systems:

• A) can be carried out easily by one company's IT department
• B) is critical to reducing the costs of EDI and email.
• C) requires input from both enterprises.
• D) can easily be integrated with new technologies.
• E) requires little security work due to firewalls.

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Definitions:

Job-order Costing

A cost accounting system that accumulates manufacturing costs separately for each job.

Direct Labour Cost

The wages and benefits paid to employees who are directly involved in the production of goods or services.

Manufacturing Overhead Applied

The portion of estimated manufacturing overhead costs that is assigned to each unit of production, based on a predetermined rate.

Job-order Costing

An accounting method that tracks costs individually for each job, rather than within set periods.