A company's assets are scanned annually. Which of the following will most likely help the company gain a holistic view of asset cost?

Creating a database for assets enables the company to store and correlate various pieces of information, including initial purchase cost, maintenance expenses, depreciation, and other financial data over the asset's lifecycle. A structured database provides the means to query and analyze this data for a holistic cost view.

Assigning users to assets helps track accountability and usage, but does not inherently provide a holistic view of an asset's total cost.

Inventorying asset tags helps with physical tracking and auditing, but this alone does not provide the financial data necessary for cost analysis without a corresponding database.

Updating the procurement account owners tracks responsibility for purchases, but does not provide a comprehensive financial history or overall cost of an asset throughout its lifespan.