Components of the Total Cost of Quality

question 59

Essay

Components of the total cost of quality
Explain how it is possible to reduce the total cost of quality by increasing the amount spent on prevention and appraisal activities.

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Definitions:

Patent

is a legal right granted to an inventor or assignee, providing exclusive rights to make, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years in exchange for public disclosure of the invention.

Pure Monopolist

A market situation where a single seller controls all the supply of a product or service with no close substitutes.

Imperfectly Competitive

Describes market structures that do not meet the conditions of perfect competition, often characterized by the presence of market power held by firms.

Nondiscriminating Monopolist

A monopolist that charges a single price for all units of a product sold, rather than engaging in price discrimination among different consumers.