Which statement best describes the relationship between Google Cloud projects and billing accounts?

Answer options:

A project can be linked to multiple billing accounts simultaneously.

A billing account can be linked to multiple projects.

Billing accounts are region-specific and must match the project's region.

Projects do not require a linked billing account to use paid services.

How to approach this question

Recall the basic hierarchy of GCP billing. One entity pays the bill for potentially many projects.

Full Answer

B.A billing account can be linked to multiple projects.✓ Correct

A billing account can be linked to multiple projects.

In Google Cloud, a single Cloud Billing account can be linked to one or more projects. The billing account tracks all costs incurred by the linked projects. However, a single project can only be linked to exactly one billing account at any given time.

Common mistakes

Believing a project can split its bill across multiple billing accounts.

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