The consequences of failure categories of cost,schedule,reliability,and performance were believed to be 0.25,0.35,0.45,and 0.55.What is the overall consequence of failure?
A)0.2
B)0.3
C)0.4
D)0.5

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To find the overall consequence of failure, we need to take a weighted average of the four categories, where the weights are the given values. 
Overall consequence of failure = (0.25*cost) + (0.35*schedule) + (0.45*reliability) + (0.55*performance) 
= (0.25*1) + (0.35*1) + (0.45*1) + (0.55*1) 
= 1.6 
Since the consequence value ranges from 0 to 1, we need to rescale it to fit this range. 
Overall consequence of failure = 1.6/4 = 0.4 
Therefore, the best choice is C.

The Consequences of Failure Categories of Cost,schedule,reliability,and Performance Were Believed