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</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</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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