<span>To help bring down their cost, it is important for Mobley Industries to find what total quality management (TQM) activity brought down their product defects. If they can find what change brought down their defects, they may find the source of which increase their product costs. However, in often times decreasing defects if they have to do with adding extra labor, steps, or parts will increase the cost without allowing for change. If they can pinpoint where the increase is coming from though, they may be able to find a better more cost effective solution. </span>
Answer:
The correct answer is letter "D": the costs of inspection; the costs of passing on defective items.
Explanation:
It is said that as long as a business target to develop its <em>quality control</em> frequently, the lesser that company will depend on <em>inspection</em>. Inspection is a critical assessment of materials, products or structures that require evaluating, testing and measuring. Inspectors take measurements and make comparisons. The amount of inspection needed directly relies on <em>the cost of the inspection</em> and the <em>costs of passing on defective items</em>.
Answer:
The geometric average return for this stock was <u>8.64%</u>.
Explanation:
Geometric average return refers to the return which will result in the correct compounded dollars at the end of the time period.
Geometric average return can be computed using the following formula:
Geometric average return = {[(1 + r1)(1 + r2) ... (1 + rn)]^(1/n)} - 1 ......... (1)
Where r is returns from year 1 to year n.
For the stock in the question, we have:
r1 = 9.62%, 0.0962
r2 = -14.65%, or -0.1465
r3 = 19.85%, or 0.1985
r4 = 25.35%, or 0.2535
r5 = 7.65%, or 0.0765
n = 5
Substituting the values into equation (1), we have:
Geometric average return = {[(1 + 0.0962)(1 - 0.1465)(1 + 0.1985)(1 + 0.2535)(1 + 0.0765)]^(1/5)} - 1
Geometric average return = {1.51310732605096^0.20} - 1
Geometric average return = 0.0864, or 8.64%
Therefore, the geometric average return for this stock was <u>8.64%</u>.
