Appraisal and Failure Costs Quiz

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Which approach to quality is the closest to total quality management?

  • The zero defects approach
  • The starting point approach
  • The customer needs approach
  • The big 'Q' approach (correct)

What is the cost of quality?

  • The total costs incurred by a business
  • The cost of poor quality (correct)
  • The cost of training employees
  • The cost of activities required to do the job well

What is the range of losses due to poor quality for most businesses?

  • 5% to 10%
  • 30% to 50%
  • 10% to 15%
  • 15% to 30% (correct)

Which of the following is a component of the cost of quality?

<p>Cost of conformance (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which category of costs is associated with measuring and monitoring activities related to quality?

<p>Appraisal costs (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the costs incurred to remedy defects discovered before the product or service is delivered to the customer?

<p>Internal failure costs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the costs incurred to remedy defects discovered by customers?

<p>External failure costs (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which costs make up the total quality costs?

<p>Prevention costs, appraisal costs, and failure costs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the total quality cost curve represent?

<p>The total cost of quality per good unit of the product (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which zone of the total quality cost curve do failure costs constitute more than 70% of the total quality costs?

<p>Zone of Improvement Projects (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the distinction between sporadic and chronic quality problems?

<p>Sporadic problems require restoration of the status quo, while chronic problems require a change in the status quo (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of an internal failure cost?

<p>Rework (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of an external failure cost?

<p>Returned products (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the relationship between prevention, appraisal, and failure costs?

<p>Prevention costs are 10 times higher than appraisal costs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are hidden costs of poor quality?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the cost of quality?

<p>The cost of activities incurred over and above the minimum costs required to do the job well (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the range of losses due to poor quality for most businesses?

<p>15% to 30% (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of an external failure cost?

<p>Processing customer complaints (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the distinction between sporadic and chronic quality problems?

<p>Sporadic problems occur randomly, while chronic problems are continuous (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are hidden costs of poor quality?

<p>Costs associated with failure activities (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of an internal failure cost?

<p>Reworking a defective product (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the cost of quality?

<p>The cost of activities incurred over and above the minimum costs required to do the job well (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a prevention cost?

<p>Market research (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which category of costs is associated with measuring and monitoring activities related to quality?

<p>Appraisal costs (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of an external failure cost?

<p>Complaint investigations (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for calculating the cost of quality?

<p>Cost of Quality = Cost of Conformance + Cost of Non-conformance (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the relationship between prevention, appraisal, and failure costs?

<p>Prevention costs are incurred to prevent defects, appraisal costs are incurred to detect defects, and failure costs are incurred when defects are not prevented. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the costs incurred to remedy defects discovered before the product or service is delivered to the customer?

<p>Internal failure costs (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the costs associated with providing poor quality products or services?

<p>Cost of quality (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of an external failure cost?

<p>Product recalls (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the costs incurred to remedy defects discovered before the product or service is delivered to the customer?

<p>Rework (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which category of costs is associated with measuring and monitoring activities related to quality?

<p>Appraisal costs (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the cost of quality?

<p>The total expenses incurred by a company in maintaining and improving the quality of its products or services (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are hidden costs of poor quality?

<p>Potential lost sales and extra manufacturing costs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the distinction between sporadic and chronic quality problems?

<p>Sporadic problems occur less frequently than chronic problems (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a component of the cost of quality?

<p>Non-conformance costs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following zones on the total quality cost curve is characterized by appraisal costs exceeding failure costs?

<p>Zone of High Appraisal Costs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between failure costs and the quality of the product?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a component of the total quality cost curve?

<p>Conformance costs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which zone of the total quality cost curve do prevention costs constitute less than 10% of the total quality costs?

<p>Zone of Improvement Projects (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about chronic quality problems?

<p>They are accepted as inevitable (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the cost associated with poor quality due to sporadic problems?

<p>Failure costs (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the cost associated with poor quality due to chronic problems?

<p>Prevention costs (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Economic Conformance Level (ECL) represent?

<p>The level of costs associated with quality (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which zone of the total quality cost curve represents the area where the optimum level of quality improvement projects has been reached?

<p>Zone of Indifference (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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