GCP Associate Cloud Engineer Practice Question

Your organization is setting up its first Google Cloud project. Finance is willing to let Google automatically charge a corporate credit card or bank account whenever spending reaches Google-defined thresholds, and they do not need a formal monthly invoice or purchase-order approval workflow. Which type of Cloud Billing account best satisfies these requirements while keeping administration simple?

Request an invoiced (offline) Cloud Billing account so charges appear on a monthly invoice with net-30 terms.
Create a self-serve (online) Cloud Billing account and attach a corporate credit card or bank account.
Have a Google Cloud reseller manage the project under the reseller's billing account.
Operate the project without any billing account and rely solely on the always-free usage limits.

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Answer Description

A self-serve (online) Cloud Billing account is designed for automatic payments. You register a credit card or bank account, and Google automatically bills the payment method when the accrued charges hit the threshold (or at the end of the billing cycle if the threshold is not reached). This model does not generate paper invoices or require purchase-order approval. In contrast, invoiced (offline) accounts are available only to customers that meet Google's credit requirements, generate a monthly invoice with net-30 terms, and typically involve manual payment by wire or check. Operating without a billing account would block paid usage, and using a reseller would delegate billing control to the partner. Therefore, a self-serve billing account is the appropriate choice.

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