In class we looked at the 1.S. Life Cycle which shows the accumulated benefits and costs over the life of an information system. Towards the end of the life cycla the Benefits curve slopes down while the Cost curve slopes up. Why does this happen? Over time, an information system becomes more valuable and the costs of maintaining it become less. it means the system Ror has turned negative Over time, an information svstem becomes obsolete, and requires more foxes to keep it going. It means the break-ever point has been reached for the system