Categorizing the Cost of Quality into Failure Costs, Appraisal Costs

question 118

Multiple Choice

Categorizing the cost of quality into failure costs, appraisal costs, and prevention costs is essential to be able to:

• A) Reduce the total cost of quality to as near zero as possible.
• B) Allocate efforts to effectively balance reduction of failures with detection of failures, as well as preventing failures.
• C) Substantially increase appraisal costs to detect failures before shipment.
• D) Virtually eliminate appraisal costs by adding to prevention efforts.

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Definitions:

Signal Transduction

The process by which a cell responds to external signals through a series of molecular changes that convert the signal into a specific cellular response.

Local Regulators

Substances produced in one part of an organism that affect cells in close proximity.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers that transmit signals across the synaptic gaps between neurons, influencing both physical and psychological functions.

Hormones

Chemical messengers produced by glands in the body that regulate the activity of cells or organs.