QUESTION 48 When analyzing quality costs, which of the following would generally be considered a positive result? A shift of $50,000 dollars in spending from appraisal costs to external failure costs An increase in total spending on quality. A decrease in the spending on external failure costs, coupled with an increase in the spending on prevention costs A proportional increase in quality costs as total manufacturing costs increase. QUESTION 49 Which of the following statements is true? Unit fixed costs remain constant as activity increases. Total variable costs decrease as activity increases. Total fixed costs decrease as activity increases. Unit variable costs remain constant as activity increases