At the Beginning of the Year, Grant Company Initiated a Quality

question 15

Multiple Choice

At the beginning of the year, Grant Company initiated a quality improvement program. The program was successful in reducing scrap and rework costs. To help assess the impact of the quality improvement program, the following data were collected for the current and preceding years:
$\begin{array}{lrr}&\text { Preceding Year }&\text { Current Year }\\\text { Sales } & £ 3,000,000 & £ 3,000,000 \\\text { Quality training } & 3,000 & 4,500 \\\text { Material inspections } & 7,500 & 12,000 \\\text { Scrap } & 60,000 & 45,000 \\\text { Rework } & 120,000 & 75,000 \\\text { Product inspection } & 15,000 & 30,000 \\\text { Product warranty } & 105,000 & 82,500\end{array}$
-Refer to Figure 21-8. For the current year, appraisal costs are what percentage of sales?

• A)1.40%
• B)1.00%
• C)0.14%
• D)0.40%

Distinguish between personal (episodic) and general (semantic) knowledge memories.

Appreciate the subjective nature of memory and how it shapes individual perceptions.

Understand methods for remembering future tasks and actions (prospective memory).

Understand the relationship between emotions and conflicts.

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