A company is considering additional final inspection costs of 1 per unit before delivery to customers. The
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A company is considering additional final inspection costs of £1 per unit before delivery to customers. The additional inspection should reduce the defective rate from 3 percent to 1 percent. If a defective unit is found, it is scrapped at no additional cost. The manufacturing costs before the final inspection are £200 per unit. Management believes that the external failure costs are £40 per defective unit.
Should management incur the additional inspection costs?
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