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SAP-C02 · Question #177

A Solutions Architect is working with a company that is extremely sensitive to its IT costs and wishes to implement controls that will result in a predictable AWS spend each month. Which combination…

The correct answer is A. Implement an IAM policy that requires users to specify a `workload' tag for cost allocation when E. Define `workload' as a cost allocation tag in the AWS Billing and Cost Management console. F. Set up AWS Budgets to alert and notify when a given workload is expected to exceed a defined. B: not feasible. C: Not everything is applicable to RI. E.g. S3 does not have RI. D: If they chose a very big instance, the bill could still be big.

Submitted by rachelw· Mar 6, 2026Continuous Improvement for Existing Solutions

Question

A Solutions Architect is working with a company that is extremely sensitive to its IT costs and wishes to implement controls that will result in a predictable AWS spend each month. Which combination of steps can help the company control and monitor its monthly AWS usage to achieve a cost that is as close as possible to the target amount? (Choose three.)

Options

  • AImplement an IAM policy that requires users to specify a `workload' tag for cost allocation when
  • BContact AWS Support and ask that they apply limits to the account so that users are not able to
  • CPurchase all upfront Reserved Instances that cover 100% of the account's expected Amazon EC2
  • DPlace conditions in the users' IAM policies that limit the number of instances they are able to
  • EDefine `workload' as a cost allocation tag in the AWS Billing and Cost Management console.
  • FSet up AWS Budgets to alert and notify when a given workload is expected to exceed a defined

How the community answered

(22 responses)
  • A
    77% (17)
  • B
    5% (1)
  • C
    14% (3)
  • D
    5% (1)

Explanation

B: not feasible. C: Not everything is applicable to RI. E.g. S3 does not have RI. D: If they chose a very big instance, the bill could still be big.

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