An FMEA Estimates the Risk Priority Number (RPN)for a Given

question 21

Multiple Choice

An FMEA estimates the risk priority number (RPN) for a given failure mode to be 36.The occurrence rating is 3 and the severity rating is 3.Thus,the undetectability rating is:

• A)3
• B)4
• C)5
• D)6

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Definitions:

Marginal Product

Marginal Product is the additional output resulting from the use of one more unit of a production input, holding all other inputs constant.

Units of Output

The quantities of a good or service produced by a firm or economy.

Diminishing Returns

is an economic principle stating that if one input in the production of a commodity is increased while other inputs are held fixed, a point will eventually be reached at which additions of the input yield progressively smaller, or diminishing, increases in output.

Labor Input

A measure of the amount of labor used in the production process, typically quantified in labor hours.