Walton Company measured its quality costs for the past two years and summarized those costs using the four categories shown

below:

Required:

Calculate the total cost of quality last year and this year.

For last year, calculate the cost in each of the four categories as a percent of the total cost of quality.

For this year, calculate the cost in each of the four categories as a percent of the total cost of quality.

$4-$a$.$ Calculate the change in total cost of quality over the two$-$year period.

$4-$b$.$ Is performance trending in a favorable or unfavorable direction?

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Calculate the total cost of quality last year and this year.