What are the life cycle costs for a new stamping machine purchased by a metal fabrication plant?
Pertinent cost data follows:
Purchase Price = $230,000
Repair Costs = $107,000
Post Purchase Costs = $870,000
Start Up Costs = $125,000
Maintenance Costs = $420,000
Energy Costs = $325,000
Response:

• A.$787,000
• B.$1,207,000
• C.$1,100,000
• D.$2,077,000

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The success of the FMEA is principally dependent on:
I. Good communication between the reliability engineer and the designer.
II. Use of the correct form and definitions.
III. Early determination of the reliability critical items.
Response:

• A.II and III only
• B.III only
• C.II only
• D.I only

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A reliability test was terminated after 171 hours based upon a pre-established plan. An estimate of mean-time-to-failure of 57 hours was obtained. The lower 95 percent confidence bound on the true population mean-time-to-failure is:
Response:

• A.22 hours.
• B.125 hours.
• C.27 hours.
• D.11 hours.

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The investment in automated test equipment is often justified under which of the following circumstances Response:

• A.Numerous tests must be performed.
• B.Repair times must be short.
• C.Traceable records are required.
• D.Conformance records are required.

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In a FMECA, the potential failure modes are determined in order to improve system reliability. The effort to assess the severity of failure effects is part of the:
Response:

• A.Risk analysis.
• B.Criticality analysis.
• C.Modeling determination.
• D.Design potential.

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