AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (legacy) — Question 680

An organization has setup consolidated billing with 3 different AWS accounts. Which of the below mentioned advantages will organization receive in terms of the
AWS pricing?

Answer options

• A. The consolidated billing does not bring any cost advantage for the organization
• B. All AWS accounts will be charged for S3 storage by combining the total storage of each account
• C. The EC2 instances of each account will receive a total of 750*3 micro instance hours free
• D. The free usage tier for all the 3 accounts will be 3 years and not a single year

Correct answer: B

Explanation

AWS Consolidated Billing aggregates usage across all linked accounts in an organization, allowing them to benefit from volume pricing discounts, such as combining S3 storage to reach lower-priced tiers faster. However, consolidated billing does not multiply or extend Free Tier benefits (like EC2 free hours or extending the Free Tier duration to three years) across accounts.