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5) Evaluate the current cost accounting system. The case is giving you the information provided by their current cost accounting system. Knowing what you now know about quality cost reporting—evaluate!!

It seems like the company is not doing a great job at bringing all the costs related to quality issues together. The departments are accounting for these costs separating. Rather than bringing all the cost incurred from quality issues together to help analyze and plan new approaches based on cost issues.
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