I need help with just 4a please thank you.
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
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I need help with just 4a please thank you.

Transcribed Image Text:3. For this year, calculate the cost in each of the four categories as a percent of the total cost of quality. (Round your percentage
answers to 1 decimal place.)
This Year
Prevention costs
25.7 %
Appraisal costs
22.9 %
Internal failure costs
19.5 %
External failure costs
31.9 %
Total percent
100.0 %
4a. Calculate the change in total cost of quality over the two-year period.
Prevention and appraisal activities
Increased
Internal and external failure costs
Decreased
The total cost of quality
Decreased
4b. Is performance trending in a favorable or unfavorable direction?
Favorable
O Unfavorable

Transcribed Image Text:Walton Company has measured its quality costs for the past two years. After the company gathers its quality cost data, it summarizes
those costs using the four categories shown below:
Last Year
This Year
$ 321,300
$ 405,000
$ 758,400
$ 1,177,000
$ 591,500
$ 528,700
$ 450,000
$ 734,400
Prevention costs
Appraisal costs
Internal failure costs
External failure costs
Required:
1. Calculate the total cost of quality last year and this year.
Last Year
This Year
Total cost of quality
$ 2,661,700 $ 2,304,600
2. For last year, calcula
answers to 1 decimal place.)
cost in each of the four categories as a percent of
total
of quality. (Round your percentage
Last Year
Prevention costs
12.1 %
Appraisal costs
15.2 %
Internal failure costs
28.5 %
External failure costs
44.2 %
Total percent
100.0 %
3. For this year, calculate the cost in each of the four categories as a percent of the total cost of quality. (Round your percentage
answers to 1 decimal place.)
This Year
Prevention costs
25.7 %
Appraisal costs
22.9 %
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