Abernathy, Inc., produces two different generators and is concerned about their quality. The company has identified the following quality activities and costs associated with the two products:   Generator A Generator B Units produced 170,000   340,000   Warranty work (units) 1,

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Abernathy, Inc., produces two different generators and is concerned about their quality. The company has identified the following quality activities and costs associated with the two products:

  Generator A Generator B
Units produced 170,000   340,000  
Warranty work (units) 1,700   850  
Scrapped units (number) 3,400   850  
Inspection (hours) 3,400   1,700  
Quality training (hours) 85   85  
Activities:    
        Performing warranty work $816,000    
        Scrapping units 612,000    
        Inspecting 306,000    
        Quality training 85,000    

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1. Calculate the quality cost per unit for each product, and break this unit cost into quality cost categories. If required, round your answers to the nearest cent.

  Generator A Generator B
Unit cost $fill in the blank 1 $fill in the blank 2
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