Michelle Caldwell, Finance Manager, Told Her President, "David, I Have

Michelle Caldwell, finance manager, told her president, "David, I have determined appropriate revenue recognition for each of the 16 projects this month, based upon company policy and our standard procedures. Each of the projects has routine revenue accrual. I have prepared the monthly financial affidavits for each of these 16 projects, and I recommend that you approve the revenues by signing the affidavits." David's decision to approve the revenues is an example of a programmed decision because the underlying problem

A) is frequent, repetitive, and routine.
B) is novel and unstructured.
C) is trivial.
D) has a predetermined outcome.
E) is risk-free.