ISC Contingency Management Practice Question
An ISSMP is reviewing the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) for a critical application. Which TWO of the following factors should be considered when defining the 'Maximum Tolerable Downtime' (MTD)?
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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Legal and regulatory compliance requirements.
MTD is defined by financial and operational thresholds, often dictated by contractual obligations or total loss of revenue potential.
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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Legal and regulatory compliance requirements.
Why this is correct
Regulators often impose strict timeframes for service availability.
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Total expected cost of hardware replacement.
Why it's wrong here
Hardware replacement is a capital expenditure, not a business impact downtime metric.
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The organization's financial tolerance for revenue loss.
Why this is correct
If a process is down longer than this, the business may suffer irreparable financial damage.
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The current availability of spare parts in the data center.
Why it's wrong here
This is a technical recovery constraint, not a business-defined tolerance.
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The number of employees required to perform manual workarounds.
Why it's wrong here
This is a resource constraint, not an impact-driven threshold.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official (ISC)² exam blueprint
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