The Quality Manager for Graphics, Inc

question 42

Multiple Choice

The quality manager for Graphics, Inc., is concerned about the quality of the lot of several thousand posters which her company printed this week and is now preparing to ship. If the cost of replacing a defective poster once it has been shipped is $10.00, while the cost of complete 100 percent inspection prior to shipment is $.50 per poster, at what point is she indifferent between complete inspection and shipment without inspection?

• A) 5 percent
• B) 10 percent
• C) 12 percent
• D) 20 percent
• E) 25 percent

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Definitions:

Business Decisions

The choices made by individuals or groups in a business context that affect the organization's strategy and operations.

Meganational Strategy

A business approach that focuses on operating and competing in several countries around the world, leveraging global efficiencies and multicultural effectiveness.

Multidomestic Strategy

A multidomestic strategy is a business approach wherein a company tailors its products, marketing, and operations to suit the specific needs and preferences of each country or market it enters, rather than standardizing them across the board.

Decentralization

The process of distributing or dispersing functions, powers, people, or things away from a central location or authority.