Which one of the following actions is most likely to result in higher production costs per branded pair at one of your company's production facilities?

O Increasing expenditures for TQM/Six Sigma quality control from $1.50 to $2.00 per pair in Year 12

O Increasing total employee compensation by 3% at a production facility and, in turn, realizing a 5% increase in production worker productivity

O The installation of production improvement option B

O Increasing the the use of superior materials to improve the S/Q rating of branded pairs produced from 4.5 stars to 5.5 stars O Increasing spending for best practices training from $2,000 per worker to $2,500 per worker