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Required information [ The following information applies to the questions displayed below. ] Acme Materials Company manufactures and sells synthetic coatings that can withstand high

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Acme Materials Company manufactures and sells synthetic coatings that can withstand high temperatures. Its primary
customers are aviation manufacturers and maintenance companies. The following table contains financial information
pertaining to cost of quality (COQ) in 2022 and 2023(in thousands of dollars):
Required:
Classify the cost items in the table into cost-of-quality (COQ) categories.
Calculate the ratio of each COQ category to revenues in each of the 2 years.
Calculate the percentage change in each COQ category and total COQ and comment on the results:
a. Percentage change in total COQ as a percentage of sales, from 2022 to 2023;
b. Total COQ in 2023 expressed as a percentage of 2022 sales dollars;
c. Percentage change in total prevention costs, 2022 to 2023;
d. Percentage change in total appraisal costs, 2022 to 2023;
e. Percentage change in total internal failure costs, 2022 to 2023;
f. Percentage change in total external failure costs, 2022 to 2023.
Round your answers to 5 decimal places.
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