Internal Reports on Quality at the Acme Publishing Company Generated

question 5

Multiple Choice

Internal reports on quality at the Acme Publishing Company generated the following information for the Trade Division for the first three months of the year:
$\begin{array}{ll}\text { Total sales }&\$1,000,000\\\text { Costs of quality: }\\\text { Prevention } & 50,000 \\\text { Appraisal } & 47,000 \\\text { Internal failure } & 36,000 \\\text { External failure } & 64.000\end{array}$
Compute the ratio of costs of nonconformance to total costs of quality.

• A) 39.4%
• B) 50.8%
• C) 60.5%
• D) 100%

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Definitions:

Menopause

The natural cessation of menstruation that typically occurs in women in their late 40s to 50s, marking the end of reproductive ability.

Progesterone

A steroid hormone produced in the ovaries, placenta, and adrenal glands that plays key roles in the menstrual cycle, maintaining pregnancy, and regulating various bodily functions.

Periods

Regular intervals of time, or the cyclical shedding of the uterine lining in females, marking the menstrual cycle.

Menopause

A natural biological process marking the end of a woman's reproductive years.