The maximum number of defective items that can be found in the sample and still lead to acceptance of the lot is _____.
A) the upper control limit
B) the lower control limit
C) the acceptance criterion
D) None of the answers is correct.

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The acceptance criterion is the maximum number of defective items that can be found in the sample and still lead to acceptance of the lot. Therefore, the correct answer is C. The upper and lower control limits are used in statistical process control to indicate the maximum and minimum acceptable levels of variability in a process, while neither of these is directly related to acceptance of a lot.

The Maximum Number of Defective Items That Can Be Found