Which of the Following Is Not an Example of How

question 114

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an example of how an AIS adds value to an organization?

• A)All employees at a hospital can access and update patient records from any computer terminal in the hospital.
• B)A customer service representative can find a customer's account data,purchase history,payment history,and salesperson's name while on the phone with the customer,to resolve issues quickly.
• C)Suppliers are able to access sales data directly from the point-of-sale system of a retailer and deliver inventory automatically when needed.
• D)Client tax files are encrypted and made available on the CPA firm's network to any employee with an access code.

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Definitions:

Constant Returns to Scale

The situation where an increase in all inputs by a certain factor leads to an increase in output by the same factor, showing linear scalability in production.

Diseconomies of Scale

The phenomenon where production costs per unit increase as a firm's output expands, often due to inefficiencies that arise from becoming too large.

Economies of Scale

Cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, with cost per unit of output generally decreasing with increasing scale.

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production divided by the quantity of output produced; it includes all variable and fixed costs.