What Is a Benchmark Problem

question 24

Multiple Choice

What is a benchmark problem?

• A) a difficulty encountered when attempting to bring an accounting information system up to industry best practices
• B) a method used to compare the efficiency of alternative accounting information systems
• C) the cost-benefit tradeoff defined by the relationship between increased costs and increased benefits from a system
• D) a method used to test the compatibility of a new accounting information system with existing hardware and software

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