E) financial reports 39 39) Budgets provide managers with quantitative standards against which to measure and compare resource consumption. By pointing out deviations between standard and actual consumption, they become A) leading indicators B) environmental concerns C) clan controls D) control tools E) bureaucratic measuring sticks A-11 40) 40) In anticipation of the Christmas rush, the Toys-For-Everyone store hired another 10 sales clerks. This is an example of control. A) feedback B) concurrent C) conformance D) progressive E) feedforward