CLF-C02 Question 307
Select 2Your company uses AWS Organizations with consolidated billing to manage multiple accounts. The finance team wants to ensure they can allocate costs to specific accounts for proper budgeting and reporting. Which of the following statements about consolidated billing and cost allocation are true?
- A
Consolidated billing allows you to combine usage and share volume discounts across all accounts in the organization.
- B
Using cost allocation tags, you can assign costs to specific accounts or resources for detailed tracking.
- C
The payer account in AWS Organizations is responsible for managing budgets and cannot delegate this responsibility to member accounts.
- D
Linked accounts in an AWS Organization can view the consolidated billing details of other linked accounts.
- E
AWS Organizations automatically applies budgets to each linked account without requiring user configuration.
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Correct answers: A, B
Explanation
AWS Organizations with consolidated billing enables organizations to manage multiple accounts and combine usage for cost savings, such as volume discounts. Cost allocation tags provide detailed tracking by assigning costs to specific accounts or resources. However, while the payer account manages consolidated billing, linked accounts cannot view others' billing details, and budgets must be configured manually.
- A. Correct.
This is correct. Consolidated billing combines usage across accounts, enabling the organization to take advantage of volume discounts.
- B. Correct.
This is correct. Cost allocation tags can be used to assign and track costs for specific accounts or resources.
- C. Incorrect.
This is incorrect. While the payer account manages consolidated billing, member accounts can still use tools like AWS Budgets to set their own budgets.
- D. Incorrect.
This is incorrect. Linked accounts cannot view consolidated billing details of other accounts, as only the payer account has access to these details.
- E. Incorrect.
This is incorrect. AWS Organizations does not automatically apply budgets; users must configure budgets individually for each account or resource.