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Below are the quality costs data for a company for 2014 & 2015 2014 2015 Prevention $90,000 $110,000 Appraisal $50,000 $62,000 Internal Faliure $40,000 $34,000 External Faliure $62,000 $60,000 Sales: $5,100,000 $5,350,000 A) whats the precentage change in the total quality index between 2014 & 2015 B) What is the percentage change in the precention quality index between 2014 & 2015 C) What is the percentage change in the internal faliure quality index between 2014 & 2015 ? D) Do you think this company is on the right track investing more in quality improvements? Please explain using the above data.
QUALITY COSTS |
2014 |
2015 |
Prevention |
$90,000 |
$110,000 |
Appraisal |
$50,000 |
$62,000 |
Internal Failure |
$40,000 |
$34,000 |
External Failure |
$62,000 |
$60,000 |
SALES |
$5,100,000 |
$5,350,000 |
A) percentage change in the total quality index between 2014 & 2015: |
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TOTAL QUALITY INDEX = TOTAL QUALITY COSTS/SALES |
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2014 |
2015 |
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Total Quality costs |
$242,000 |
$266,000 |
Sales |
$5,100,000 |
$5,350,000 |
total quality index |
0.04745 |
0.04972 |
% change |
4.78% |
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B) Prevention Quality Index = Prevention Cost/Sales |
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Prevention |
$90,000 |
$110,000 |
SALES |
$5,100,000 |
$5,350,000 |
Prevention quality index |
0.0176471 |
0.0205607 |
Percentage change |
16.51% |
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C) Internal Failure quality Index = Internal failure costs/ Sales |
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Internal Failure |
$40,000 |
$34,000 |
SALES |
$5,100,000 |
$5,350,000 |
internal Failure quality index |
0.0078431 |
0.0063551 |
Percentage change |
-18.97% |
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D) Yes, the company is on the right track, investing more in quality improvements, as after investing more in quality improvements (higher prevention and appraisal costs) the cost of poor quality (internal and external failure) is decreasing. |
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Prevention |
$90,000 |
$110,000 |
Appraisal |
$50,000 |
$62,000 |
Cost of Achieving Good Quality= |
$140,000 |
$172,000 |
SALES |
$5,100,000 |
$5,350,000 |
Quality index |
0.027451 |
0.0321495 |
% change |
17.12% |
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Internal Failure |
$40,000 |
$34,000 |
External Failure |
$62,000 |
$60,000 |
Cost of Poor Quality |
$102,000 |
$94,000 |
SALES |
$5,100,000 |
$5,350,000 |
Quality Index |
0.02 |
0.0175701 |
% change |
-12.15% |
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A negative percentage change in the cost of poor quality index indicates the quality investments have brought down the cost of poor quality. |
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