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An accounts receivable aging report is used in a credit$-$granting decision.

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An accounts receivable aging report was received before the credit manager had to decide

whether to extend credit to a customer.

Before production reports are accepted, two clerks working independently must produce the same information.

Needing help with a decision, a manager sought the opinion of a highly regarded expert.

Reluctant to rely on his personal feelings about a decision, a manager sought the opinion of an outside expert.

Tired of keying supplier prices into a database, a purchasing manager insisted the data be sent in machine$-$readable form.

To protect intellectual property, a company eticrypted the data, stored it in a very secure facility, and limited its use to five people.