Vernon Enterprises has identified the following as having an impact on the company's quality costs:
1. Inspection of manufactured goods on assembly line
2. Warranty repairs
3. Employee training
4. Quality engineering/design
5. Units repaired at customers' site
6. Product testing
7. Customer complaints
8. Product liability
9. Rework of defective goods before transfer to finished goods
10. Preventive maintenance for equipment
11. Evaluation of suppliers
Required:
A. Classify the eleven costs as prevention, appraisal, internal failure, or external failure.
B. Briefly contrast the objective of traditional quality control and contemporary quality control.

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The Answer of Vernon Enterprises has identified the following as having an impact on the company's quality costs:
1. Inspection of manufactured goods on assembly line
2. Warranty repairs
3. Employee training
4. Quality engineering/design
5. Units repaired at customers' site
6. Product testing
7. Customer complaints
8. Product liability
9. Rework of defective goods before transfer to finished goods
10. Preventive maintenance for equipment
11. Evaluation of suppliers
Required:
A. Classify the eleven costs as prevention, appraisal, internal failure, or external failure.
B. Briefly contrast the objective of traditional quality control and contemporary quality control.

Vernon Enterprises Has Identified the Following as Having an Impact