________ costs involve efforts to improve product design for more efficient production processes.
A) Prevention
B) Appraisal
C) Internal failure
D) External failure

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Prevention costs are incurred to prevent defects from occurring in the first place. Improving product design for more efficient production processes is an example of a prevention cost. Appraisal costs are incurred to detect defects after they have occurred, while internal and external failure costs are incurred as a result of defects that have made it past the prevention and appraisal stages.

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