Airphone, Inc., manufactures cellular telephones at a processing cost of $47 per unit. The company produces an average of 260 phones per week and has a yield of 85% good-quality phones, resulting in 15% defective phones, all of which can be reworked. The cost of reworking a defective telephone is $18.

Airphone, Inc., manufactures cellular telephones at a processing cost of $47 per unit. The company produces an average of 260 phones per week and has a yield of 85% good-quality phones, resulting in 15% defective phones, all of which can be reworked. The cost of reworking a defective telephone is $18.

Management, Loose-Leaf Version

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ISBN:9781305969308

Author:Richard L. Daft

Publisher:Richard L. Daft

Chapter19: Managing Quality And Performance

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