First Strike Engineering Co. has won a contract to produce 1,000,000 night-time vision goggles for the military. However, part of the requirement is that they must ensure the product accuracy is within Six Sigma. This prevents a problem for First Strike Engineering Co. because they are not accustomed to delivering products within a Six Sigma level of accuracy, and as a result, the cost of quality to achieve that level of accuracy will decrease their profit margin by 67 percent. Cost of quality, which is a factor in this scenario, can best be defined as:

A. The prevention of rework B. The cost of conformance to requirements C. The investment made toward customer service D. Providing customers with extras