Some of These Systems Have the Ability to Retrieve Information

question 71

Multiple Choice

Some of these systems have the ability to retrieve information from databases outside the company, such as business-news services.

• A) Transaction processing system (TPS)
• B) Decision support system (DSS)
• C) Management information system (MIS)
• D) Executive support systems (ESS)

Compute financial metrics such as return on assets (ROA) and residual income for divisions or departments.

Differentiate between direct and indirect expenses and their role in calculating contributions to overhead.

Assess departments' performance based on departmental contribution to overhead.

Associate the allocation of joint costs to products using the value basis method.

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Definitions:

Motor Cortex

A region of the cerebral cortex involved in the planning, control, and execution of voluntary movements.

Paralysis

The loss of the ability to move one or more muscles, often as a result of damage to the nervous system.

Frontal Lobes

The part of the brain located at the front of each cerebral hemisphere and involved in decision making, problem solving, control of purposeful behaviors, consciousness, and emotions.

Learning Disabilities

Neurologically based processing problems that can interfere with learning basic skills and/or executive functioning.