A Lean Six Sigma project team has been formed to investigate the problem of scratches after the final top coat has been applied in an automotive assembly line. The team identified 50 ideas for what could cause scratches at this point in the production process through brainstorming sessions, and now they need to make sense of all these ideas. The process of organizing potential causes of a problem into categories is best facilitated by which quality improvement tool? a. Cause-and-effect diagram
b. 5-whys/why-why analysis
c. SIPOC diagram
d. Nominal group technique

Which change is illustrated by the shift taking place on this graph? a decrease in supply an increase in supply o an increase in demand o a decrease in demand

Exercise 4-9presented below is information related to martinez corp. for the year 2017.net sales $1,399,500 write-off of inventory due to obsolescence $80,440cost of goods sold 788,200 depreciation expense omitted by accident in 2016 43,600selling expenses 65,800 casualty loss 53,900administrative expenses 53,500 cash dividends declared 43,300dividend revenue 22,100 retained earnings at december 31, 2016 1,042,400interest revenue 7,420 effective tax rate of 34% on all items exercise 4-9 presented below is information relateexercise 4-9 presented below is information relate prepare a multiple-step income statement for 2017. assume that 61,500 shares of common stock are outstanding. (round earnings per share to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.49.)prepare a separate retained earnings statement for 2017. (list items that increase retained earnings first.)

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