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A software developer launches a new mobile application hosted on Azure using a consumption-based model. Due to a successful marketing campaign, application traffic doubles in the second month, causing the monthly cloud bill to increase from 500500 USD to 10001000 USD. Which of the following statements correctly describes how this cost is classified and its financial implication?

  1. It is classified as an operational expenditure (OpEx), which allows the developer to avoid upfront hardware costs and pay only for the resources consumed.Cevap
  2. B
    It is classified as a capital expenditure (CapEx), which allows the developer to deduct the hosting resources as physical assets that depreciate over time.
  3. C
    It is classified as an operational expenditure (OpEx), which requires the developer to pay a fixed, predetermined monthly fee regardless of actual resource usage.
  4. D
    It is classified as a capital expenditure (CapEx), which guarantees that the developer owns the underlying servers hosting their mobile application.

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It is classified as an operational expenditure (OpEx), which allows the developer to avoid upfront hardware costs and pay only for the resources consumed.
The correct option correctly states that cloud consumption costs are classified as operational expenditures (OpEx). In this model, there are no upfront costs for purchasing hardware, and the organization is only billed for the resources they actively consume, allowing costs to align with usage demand.

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1
Analyze the scenario and identify the billing model.
The application is hosted on Azure using a consumption-based billing model, where costs scale from 500500 USD to 10001000 USD based on actual usage.
Understanding the billing type (pay-as-you-go / consumption-based) is necessary to determine the financial category.
2
Distinguish between Capital Expenditure (CapEx) and Operational Expenditure (OpEx).
CapEx involves upfront spending on physical assets that depreciate over time. OpEx is an ongoing expense for utilizing a service, with no upfront cost.
Comparing these definitions helps classify the cloud resource costs.
3
Select the correct classification and benefits.
Because there are no upfront server purchases and billing is based purely on consumption, the costs are classified as OpEx, allowing the business to pay only for what they use.
This matches the definition of operational expenditures in cloud computing.

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