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A software project manager is preparing estimates for a new development effort. Historically, the manager knows that a large proportion of the total budget is exposed to a single category of cost, so errors there compound and frequently cause project failure. Which cost category should the manager scrutinise most carefully?

A Labour costs, which can be up to 70 per cent of the total budget
B Overhead costs allocated by activity based costing
C Extraordinary purchases recorded in monthly reporting
D Indirect costs applied to work breakdown structure products

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