As Preventive and Appraisal Costs Increase, Internal and External Failure

question 70

Multiple Choice

As preventive and appraisal costs increase, internal and external failure costs are expected to

• A)decrease.
• B)increase.
• C)remain the same.
• D)vary with no relation to preventive and appraisal costs.

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