The Pitman Arm on a Car Costs $105 to Repair

question 66

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 0.75 is required and the root mean squared deviation (V) from the target is 0.025.

• A) 0.18
• B) 5.83
• C) 16.8
• D) 0.12
• E) 45.0

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