The Pitman Arm on a Car Costs $105 to Repair

question 37

Multiple Choice

The Pitman arm on a car costs $105 to repair. Compute the quality loss function for losses incurred as a result of deviation from a target where a tolerance of 10 plus or minus 0.2 is required and the root mean squared deviation (V) from the target is 0.05.

• A) 262.5
• B) 6.6
• C) 420.0
• D) 168.5
• E) 105.0

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