SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
A company has a consolidated billing setup with AWS Organizations. The finance team needs to track costs at the department level. Each department has its own AWS account. Which THREE steps should be taken to achieve detailed cost allocation? (Choose THREE.)
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to think detailed billing reports or per-account CUR are needed for granular cost tracking, but AWS Organizations requires CUR and tag policies to be configured at the management account level for consolidated, department-level cost allocation.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Enable the RI discount sharing feature in the management account.
Enabling RI discount sharing in the management account allows all accounts in the AWS Organization to benefit from Reserved Instance discounts, which is essential for accurate cost allocation across departments. Without this, RI discounts would only apply to the purchasing account, skewing department-level cost tracking.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Enable detailed billing reports in the management account.
Why it's wrong here
Detailed billing reports are already available by default.
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Enable the RI discount sharing feature in the management account.
Why this is correct
RI sharing allows cost benefits to be shared across accounts.
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Activate cost allocation tags in the Billing and Cost Management console.
Why this is correct
Activated tags appear in cost reports.
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Enable AWS Cost and Usage Reports (CUR) for each member account.
Why it's wrong here
CUR is not necessary for tag-based cost allocation.
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Define and enforce a tagging strategy using AWS Organizations tag policies.
Why this is correct
Tag policies help enforce consistent tagging across accounts.
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