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(Cost of quality) Bronson’s Bronze Works has gathered the following data on its

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Question

(Cost of quality) Bronson’s Bronze Works has gathered the following data on its quality costs for 1999 and 2000:
Defect Prevention Costs 1999 2000
Quality training $8,000 $9,500
Quality technology 6,000 8,000
Quality production design 4,000 9,000
External Failure Costs
Warranty handling $15,000 $10,000
Customer reimbursements 11,000 7,200
Customer returns handling 7,000 4,000
a. Compute the percentage change in the two quality cost categories from 1999 to 2000.
b. Write a brief explanation for the pattern of change in the two categories.

Explanation / Answer

Add very cost of year 1999 , you will get 51000. And add every cost of year 2000, you will get 47700. Then subtract year 2000 cost from 1999 cost . You will get that answer.