which of the following is a benefit that computer technology has provided to the realm of financial administration?
a. financial records can be searched more easily
b. less data availability
c. less security of financial records
d. slower data entry

a. financial records can be searched more easily

Explanation:

Computer technology has aided in the automation and integration of an organization's financial records in a single system. A business's financial data relating to several financial years are accessible from a single computer. Computer technology has made it easy to collect, analyze, report, and interpret financial records.

Through computer technology, financial records are organized and stored in a manner that is easy to retrieve. It takes very little time to access the required financial information as long as it was labeled correctly and stored.

d, conspicuous consumption is when you try to increase your wealth or social status (and in the case he's trying to create the perception of wealth considering he can't really afford it)