Internal Reports on Quality at the Acme Publishing Company Generated

question 29

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: $\begin{array}{lr}\text { Total sales } & \$ 1,000,000 \\\text { Costs of quality: } & \\\text { Prevention } & 44,000 \\\text { Appraisal } & 47,000 \\\text { Internal failure } & 36,000 \\\text { External failure } & 64,000\end{array}$
Compute the ratio of costs of conformance to total costs of quality.

• A) 44.6%
• B) 47.6%
• C) 50.1%
• D) 100%

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Definitions:

Projects Fail

Situations where projects do not meet their intended objectives or criteria for success, often due to various problems or challenges.

Manage Project

The process of planning, executing, and monitoring a project to achieve its specific goals within the given constraints.

Technological Uncertainty

The unpredictability associated with the development and implementation of new technologies, affecting project outcomes and planning.

High Tech

Technologies that are at the cutting edge, the most advanced stage of development in the fields such as information technology, robotics, biotech, etc.