In the context of a systems development project, which of the following statements is true of the relationships between requirements, cost, and time?

A) Increasing the time for the completion of a project always increases the cost of the project.
B) Increasing the cost of a project will always reduce the time required to finish the project.
C) Reducing the requirements in a project rarely affects the time required to finish the project.
D) Reducing the number of requirements in a project reduces the overall cost of the project.

D