Water Industries' Quality Control Report for August Contains the Following

Multiple Choice

Water Industries' quality control report for August contains the following items:
$\begin{array}{ll}\text { Gathering, analysis, and reporting quality data}&\$1,000\\\text { Inspecting raw materials received from vendors}&2,000\\\text { Testing and inspecting finished products }&3,000\\\text { Visiting customer sites to test product}&4,000\\\text { Designing product to reduce production problems } & 5,000 \\\text { Repairing and/or replacing products under warranty } & 6,000 \\\text { Maintaining the equipment used to gather quality data } & 7,000 \\\text { Cost (net) of materials wasted during production } & 8,000\end{array}$

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What would be the total of the external failure costs on the August quality control report for Water Industries?

A) $4,000.
B) $6,000.
C) $7,000.
D) $14,000.