b$)$ A manufacturing company has gathered the following data regarding its quality costs for the previous year:

Prevention Costs: $$100,000$

Appraisal Costs: $$200,000$

Internal Failure Costs: $$300,000$

External Failure Costs: $$400,000$

$(2$ marks$)$

$1.$ Calculate the total quality costs for the company.

$(4$ marks$)$

ii$.$ Determine the percentage of each category of quality costs concerning the total quality costs.

Based on the percentages calculated in part $($b$),$ suggest two strategies the company could implement to reduce its quality costs more effectively.

$(4$ marks$)$

$[$Total: $20$ Marks$]$