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Sharma Traders' manager uses a system that summarises monthly sales by region in periodic reports to monitor performance and take routine control decisions. This system is best classified as a:
This is a management information system. An MIS draws on transaction data and produces summarised, periodic reports, such as regional monthly sales, that help middle management monitor performance and take routine control decisions. A transaction processing system merely records individual transactions.
- ATransaction processing system
- BManagement information systemCorrect
- COffice automation system
- DEmbedded control system
Explanation
A management information system takes data from transaction systems and produces summary, periodic reports for middle management to monitor and control. A transaction processing system only records day-to-day transactions such as individual sales and does not summarise them for managerial control.
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