Cost Control Techniques

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Which of the following is NOT a common cost control technique?

  • Cost Reduction Strategies
  • Expense Tracking and Analysis
  • Budgeting and Forecasting
  • Process Improvement (correct)

What is the purpose of cost control techniques?

  • To reduce expenses (correct)
  • To ignore expenses
  • To maintain expenses
  • To increase expenses

What does budgeting and forecasting involve?

  • Analyzing expenses
  • Renegotiating contracts
  • Creating detailed budgets (correct)
  • Optimizing procurement processes

What does expense tracking and analysis help identify?

<p>Cost outliers (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one cost-cutting measure that can be implemented as a cost reduction strategy?

<p>Seeking volume discounts (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Budgeting and Forecasting - Create detailed budgets that allocate resources to various departments and projects. Regularly compare actual expenses to budgeted amounts and adjust spending as ______.

<p>needed</p> Signup and view all the answers

Expense Tracking and Analysis - Maintain meticulous records of all expenses. Analyze expenses to identify cost outliers and areas where ______ can be achieved.

<p>savings</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cost Reduction Strategies - Implement ______ measures, such as renegotiating contracts with suppliers for better terms, seeking volume discounts, and optimizing procurement processes.

<p>cost-cutting</p> Signup and view all the answers

Process Improvement - Streamline and optimize business ______.

<p>processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cost control techniques - are strategies and practices employed by businesses to manage and reduce ______ effectively while maintaining or improving the quality of products or services.

<p>expenses</p> Signup and view all the answers

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