Walton Company measured its quality costs for the past two years and summarized 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 change in total cost of quality over the two$-$year period.those costs using the four categories shown below:

Last Year This Year

Prevention costs $ $357,000$ $ $695,500$

Appraisal costs $ $409,400$ $ $594,100$

Internal failure costs $ $869,000$ $ $545,000$

External failure costs $ $1,078,000$ $ $659,600$

Required:

$1.$ Calculate the total cost of quality last year and this year.

$2.$ For last year, calculate the cost in each of the four categories as a percent of the total cost of quality.

$3.$ 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?