Lois Jilg, the CEO of Minnesota Manufacturing, was concerned about the amount the firm had spent on fuel and energy costs in the previous quarter. Jilg called Alice Briggs, the CFO, and expressed her concern, "Alice, according to our latest 10-Q, we spent $20 million on fuel and energy costs. Isn't that way too much?" As an intern working for Briggs, how would you proceed to answer this query about control of quarterly fuel and energy costs at Minnesota Manufacturing?