The Quality Manager for Microelectronics,Inc.is concerned about the quality of the batch of several thousand IC's (integrated circuits)which his company is about to ship.If he uses an acceptance sampling plan of n = 20 and c = 1,what will be the average outgoing quality (AOQ)for batches with 15% defectives?
A)0.0263
B)0.1237
C)0.1756
D)0.8244
E)0.9737

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The Average Outgoing Quality (AOQ) can be calculated using the formula: AOQ = (p * (1 - LTPD)) where p is the fraction defective in the lot and LTPD is the probability of accepting a lot with p fraction defective. Given n = 20, c = 1, and p = 0.15, we can calculate LTPD using the binomial distribution for the probability of accepting 0 or 1 defective out of 20. However, without doing the detailed calculation, the key is recognizing that the AOQ will be significantly lower than the initial defective rate of 15% due to the sampling plan's filtering effect. Among the provided options, 0.0263 (A) is the only one that represents a significantly reduced defect rate, aligning with the expected outcome of an acceptance sampling plan reducing the outgoing defect rate.