Patsy's Products Recently Moved the Inspection Point for Spoilage to an Earlier

question 77

Multiple Choice

Patsy's Products recently moved the inspection point for spoilage to an earlier point in the production process. The most likely effect of this is

• A) Reduce the costs associated with normal spoilage
• B) Reduce the costs associated with abnormal spoilage
• C) Eliminate abnormal spoilage
• D) Both (a) and (b)

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