Cost of Quality and Value-Added/Non-Value-Added Reports for a Service Company Three Rivers Inc. provides cable TV and Internet service to the local community. The activities and activity costs of Three Rivers are identified as follows: a.  Identify the cost of quality classification for each activity and whether the activity is value-added or non-value-added. Quality Control Activities Activity Cost Quality Cost Classification Value-Added/ Non-Value-Added Classification Billing error correction $28,400       Cable signal testing 78,400       Reinstalling service (installed incorrectly the first time) 61,100       Repairing satellite equipment 34,300       Repairing underground cable connections to the customer 18,500       Replacing old technology cable with higher quality cable 98,800       Replacing old technology signal switches with higher quality switches 112,900       Responding to customer home repair requests 34,100       Training employees 23,500          Total activity cost $490,000       b.  Prepare a cost of quality report. Assume that sales are $2,450,000. If required, round percentages to one decimal place.   Three Rivers Inc. Cost of Quality Report Quality Cost Classification Quality Cost Percent of Total Quality Cost Percent of Total Sales Prevention $fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_1 fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_2% fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_3% Appraisal fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_4 fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_5% fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_6% Internal failure fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_7 fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_8% fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_9% External failure fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_10 fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_11% fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_12% Total $fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_13 fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_14% fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_15% c.  Prepare a value-added/non-value-added analysis.   Three Rivers Inc. Value-Added/Non-Value-Added Activity Analysis Category Amount Percent Value-added $fill in the blank 982667089fc7f9f_1 fill in the blank 982667089fc7f9f_2% Non-value-added fill in the blank 982667089fc7f9f_3 fill in the blank 982667089fc7f9f_4% Total $fill in the blank 982667089fc7f9f_5 fill in the blank 982667089fc7f9f_6% d.  What percentage of total costs of quality are considered to be value-added?

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Cost of Quality and Value-Added/Non-Value-Added Reports for a Service Company

Three Rivers Inc. provides cable TV and Internet service to the local community. The activities and activity costs of Three Rivers are identified as follows:

a.  Identify the cost of quality classification for each activity and whether the activity is value-added or non-value-added.

Quality Control Activities Activity Cost Quality Cost Classification Value-Added/
Non-Value-Added
Classification
Billing error correction $28,400      
Cable signal testing 78,400      
Reinstalling service (installed incorrectly the first time) 61,100      
Repairing satellite equipment 34,300      
Repairing underground cable connections to the customer 18,500      
Replacing old technology cable with higher quality cable 98,800      
Replacing old technology signal switches with higher quality switches 112,900      
Responding to customer home repair requests 34,100      
Training employees 23,500      
   Total activity cost $490,000      

b.  Prepare a cost of quality report. Assume that sales are $2,450,000. If required, round percentages to one decimal place.

 
Three Rivers Inc.
Cost of Quality Report
Quality Cost Classification Quality Cost Percent of Total Quality Cost Percent of Total Sales
Prevention $fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_1 fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_2% fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_3%
Appraisal fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_4 fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_5% fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_6%
Internal failure fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_7 fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_8% fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_9%
External failure fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_10 fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_11% fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_12%
Total $fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_13 fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_14% fill in the blank f2a4b30e4fb5f8a_15%

c.  Prepare a value-added/non-value-added analysis.

 
Three Rivers Inc.
Value-Added/Non-Value-Added Activity Analysis
Category Amount Percent
Value-added $fill in the blank 982667089fc7f9f_1 fill in the blank 982667089fc7f9f_2%
Non-value-added fill in the blank 982667089fc7f9f_3 fill in the blank 982667089fc7f9f_4%
Total $fill in the blank 982667089fc7f9f_5 fill in the blank 982667089fc7f9f_6%

d.  What percentage of total costs of quality are considered to be value-added?
 

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