Question 1 sid c In class we looked at the I.S. Life Cycle which shows the accumulated benefits and costs over the life of an information system. Towards the end of the life cycle, the Benefits curve slopes down while the Cost curve slopes up. Why does this happen? It means the break-even point has been reached for the system Over time, an information system becomes obsolete, and requires more fixes to keep it going. It means the system ROI has turned negative Over time, an information system becomes more valuable and the costs of maintaining it become less