Use reasoning to lead to the answer of the following question:
As the company was concerned about profit, what were they looking to cut?
Options:
- losses
- expense
- losing money
- lose money
- eat cake
 Reasoning process:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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Profits can be earned by cutting expenses. the company is looking to its expenses for earning profits. Therefore, the final answer is expense.