Use the Information Below to Answer the Following Question(s)

question 12

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following question(s) .
An automotive manufacturer procures an important engine part.The tool that the manufacturer uses to monitor the part supplier is a supplier scorecard.With respect to part quality,two primary performance metrics monitored are parts per million (PPM) defects and percent PPM improvement.The following measures are used for the scoring criteria:
Data collected on the supplied part over the present quarter indicated 15 defects with 325,000 parts received.The PPM defect rate in the prior quarter was 73.
-What is the PPM defect rate for this quarter?

• A)15
• B)30
• C)46
• D)75

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