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CAS-004 Practice Question: An organization's business continuity plan (BCP)…
An organization's business continuity plan (BCP) includes a recovery time objective (RTO) of 4 hours for its critical ERP system. During a disaster, the system is restored in 5 hours. Which of the following is the MOST significant impact?
⚠ Common exam trap
CompTIA often tests the distinction between RTO and RPO, where candidates confuse exceeding the RTO with affecting the RPO, but the trap here is that the most significant impact is the business downtime and contractual penalties, not the technical recovery steps or insurance costs.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Unacceptable business downtime and potential contractual penalties
The RTO of 4 hours defines the maximum acceptable downtime for the ERP system. Restoring it in 5 hours exceeds this threshold, resulting in unacceptable business downtime. This can trigger contractual penalties if service-level agreements (SLAs) specify a 4-hour RTO, as the organization failed to meet its recovery commitment.
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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Unacceptable business downtime and potential contractual penalties
Why this is correct
Missing RTO leads to unacceptable downtime and penalties.
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Need to reroute network traffic to the DR site
Why it's wrong here
This is part of the process, not the impact.
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Higher cost for cyber insurance premiums
Why it's wrong here
Insurance may cover losses but doesn't address the operational impact.
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Increased recovery point objective (RPO) for the last backup
Why it's wrong here
RPO is about data loss, not recovery time.
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