Advanced Technologies (AT) produces two compression machines that are popular with manufacturers of plastics: no. 165 and no. 172. Machine no. 165 has an average selling price of $29,800, whereas no. 172 typically sells for approximately $27,300. The company is very concerned about quality and has provided the following information:
| No. 165 | No. 172 |
Number of machines produced and sold | | 140 | 190 |
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Average repair cost per unit | | $890 | $330 |
Percentage of units needing repair | | | 10% |
Reliability engineering at $130 per hour | | | |
Rework at AT's manufacturing plant: | | | |
Average rework cost per unit | | | $1,590 |
Percentage of units needing rework | 40% | 25% |
Manufacturing inspection at $60 per hour | | | 490 hours |
Transportation costs to customer sites to fix problems | | | $14,600 |
Quality training for employees | | $34,600 | $49,600 |
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2-a. Using the classifications in requirement (1), compute AT's quality costs for machine no. 165 in dollars and as a percentage of sales revenues.
Using the classifications in requirement (1), compute AT's quality costs for machine no. 165 in dollars and as a percentage of sales revenues. (Round "Percentage of Sales" to 2 decimal places.)
No. 165
| Dollars | Percentage of Sales |
Sales Revenue | | |
Prevention Cost: | | |
Reliability Engineering | | |
Quality Training | | |
Total | | |
Appraisal Cost: | | |
Internal failure cost: | | |
External failure cost: | | |
Warranty Costs | | |
Transportation costs to customer sites | | |
Total | | |
Total Quality Costs | | |
2-b. Using the classifications in requirement (1), compute AT's calculate prevention, appraisal, internal failure, and external failure costs as a percentage of total quality costs.
Using the classifications in requirement (1), compute AT's calculate prevention, appraisal, internal failure, and external failure costs as a percentage of total quality costs. (Round "Percentage of Total Quality Costs" to 2 decimal places. Total may not be equal to 100% due to rounding.)
No. 165
| Dollars | Percentage of Total Quality Costs |
Prevention | | |
Appraisal | | |
Internal Failure | | |
External Failure | | |
Total | | |