IT Cost Structure Planning and Decision-Making
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Who is primarily responsible for the strategic decisions in the IT department, including the IT cost structure?

  • Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
  • Chief Information Officer (CIO) (correct)
  • Cost Analyst
  • Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
  • Which category of IT costs includes all expenditures associated with hiring, training, and retaining employees?

  • Core costs
  • Costs
  • Staff costs (correct)
  • Operational costs
  • Which type of cost represents general operating expenses that have no direct relationship to the production or selling of goods and services?

  • Core costs (correct)
  • Staff costs
  • Costs
  • Operational costs
  • What is the purpose of categorizing line items in the budget tied to specific costs?

    <p>To help understand the key variables influencing costs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who frequently collaborates with the Chief Information Officer (CIO) to prepare and finalize the IT budget?

    <p>Chief Financial Officer (CFO)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of assets do costs represent that are invested by a company to acquire or upgrade fixed, physical, non-consumable assets?

    <p>Physical assets</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one way organizations can convert fixed IT costs into variable costs?

    <p>Adopting cloud technologies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a fixed IT cost according to the text?

    <p>IT personnel salaries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main advantage of converting fixed IT costs to variable costs through cloud technologies?

    <p>Provides an on-demand pricing model</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are fixed IT costs generally considered long-term expenditures?

    <p>Because they don't change over time or only change slowly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes variable IT costs according to the text?

    <p>They change in the near term due to internal or external factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a variable IT cost based on the text?

    <p>Incremental hardware costs</p> Signup and view all the answers

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