The major benefits of using the REA model as the basis for designing an AIS include all of the following except
A)the REA data model integrates non-financial and financial data in the AIS.
B)the REA data model makes both non-financial and financial data easily accessible to management.
C)the REA data model provides the basis for building the kind of flexible AIS that is responsive to management's changing information needs.
D)the REA data model reduces the need for accountants to understand the underlying accounting journals and ledgers.

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The REA model does not reduce the need for accountants to understand the underlying accounting journals and ledgers. In fact, it requires a deep understanding of these journals and ledgers to properly map the REA model to the AIS. The other options are all benefits of using the REA model as the basis for designing an AIS.

The Major Benefits of Using the REA Model as the Basis