onsider the following operating costs associated with product quality:

Production line inspections $6,000

Training production operators 2,000

Customer returns 6,000

Production equipment downtime 5,000

Purchase of product test equipment 3,000

Design engineering 3,000

Warranty repairs 4,000

Scrap (net) 3,000

Raw material evaluation 1,000

Product rework 2,000

What is the total amount of appraisal costs that the company has spent?

A) $9,000.

B) $10,000.

C) $12,000.

D) $11,000.

E) $15,000.