The company's attempt to ______ costs by reducing staff initially seemed effective, but it soon began to ______ productivity, eventually ______ employee morale and creating long-term ______.

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Option 1: cut; enhance; boosting; efficiency

Option 2: minimize; improve; increasing; growth

Option 3: control; stabilize; sustaining; balance

Option 4: reduce; affect; damaging; instability

AfterBoards · Accepted Answer

The 'but' marks a turn from an apparent benefit to negative consequences. Option D fits: reduce costs, but it began to affect productivity, damaging morale and creating instability. Other options pair the negative cause with positive outcomes, which is inconsistent.

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