Galben Company's Quality Cost Report Is to Be Based on the Following

question 13

Essay

Galben Company's quality cost report is to be based on the following data:

$\begin{array}{ll}\text { Quality data gathering, analysis, and reporting } & \$ 38,000 \\\text { Supervision of testing and inspection activities } & \$ 45,000 \\\text { Liability arising from defective products } & \$ 30,000 \\\text { Technical support provided to suppliers } & \$ 39,000 \\\text { Disposal of defective products } & \$ 72,000 \\\text { Amortization of test equipment } & \$ 55,000 \\\text { Downtime caused by quality problems } & \$ 96,000 \\\text { Test and inspection of in-process goods } & \$ 69,000 \\\text { Cost of field servicing and handling complaints } & \$ 52,000\end{array}$

Required: Prepare a quality cost report in good form with separate sections for prevention costs,appraisal costs,internal failure costs,and external failure costs.

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Definitions:

Similar Economic Characteristics

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