Zane Simmons is in charge of the computer systems for his employer, The Everglades Zoo. The zoo, home to over ten crocodiles, is trying to make a decision as to whether to invest in a management information system or decision support system.
-Zane is gathering a list of system requirements. The first requirement is that the purchase of food for the animals is ordered automatically when inventory levels fall below a certain level. This is an example of a ____ decision.
A) programmed
B) nonprogrammed
C) either a. or b.
D) neither a. nor b.

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This is an example of a programmed decision because it involves a routine, automated process based on predefined criteria (inventory levels).

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