Which of the following specialized information systems would be the most useful in providing information for routine decisions?

Common-size analysis is used in financial analysis to:

A. evaluate changes in a company’s operating cycle over time. B. compare companies of different sizes or to compare a company with itself over time. C. restate each element in a company’s financial statement as a proportion of the similar account for another company in the same industry.

Many employers monitor the e-mail their employees send and receive at work. The courts have held that this practice is legal:

a. never, because it is an invasion of privacy. b. only if an e-mail concerns an illegal matter. c. only if the e-mails concern company business. d. so long as the employees give the employer permission. e. because e-mails are being transmitted on company time and property.