As Far as Maintenance Costs Are Concerned

question 93

Multiple Choice

As far as maintenance costs are concerned,

• A) for low levels of maintenance commitment, breakdown maintenance costs exceed preventive maintenance costs
• B) for low levels of maintenance commitment, preventive maintenance costs exceed breakdown maintenance costs
• C) for high levels of maintenance commitment, breakdown maintenance costs exceed preventive maintenance costs
• D) preventive maintenance is always more economical than breakdown maintenance
• E) Breakdown maintenance is always more economical than preventive maintenance when the "full cost of breakdowns" is taken into consideration.

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Definitions:

External Attributions

The process of assigning the cause of a behavior or event to factors outside the individual, such as situational or environmental influences.

Causal Explanation

An assertion or theory that attempts to explain the cause of a particular event or phenomenon, establishing one factor as leading to the effect of another.

External Attributions

The process of attributing the cause of behaviors or events to factors outside the individual, such as situational or environmental forces.

Stable Attributions

The perception that an individual's behavior is due to fixed, unchanging factors.