A good indicator of information's value to an organization is ____.

a.
how rapidly data can be transformed into this information

b.
how it helps decision makers in achieving organizational goals

c.
whether it can be sold to customers and what the price would be

d.
how long it is kept and how much is spent keeping it

b.
how it helps decision makers in achieving organizational goals

Information is useful only in pursuing organizational goals. Speed, the need for preserving information and whether or not information is of use to customers are only incidental to this goal, which is generally related to decision making.