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A company looks at its expenses and finds that its payments to freelancers increased significantly over the past few months, exceeding the budget by 25 percent. Which of the following is the most reasonable action for the company to take?
A) revise the budget
B) fire the people who were responsible for the expenses
C) ignore the expenses as an aberration
D) see what the expenses were for
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