1.  Statement : The Company X has rejected first lot of values supplied by Company A and has cancelled its entire huge order quoting use of inferior quality material and poor craftsmanship.

Courses of action :

I. The Company A needs to investigate functioning of its purchase, production and quality control departments.

II. The Company A should inspect all the valves rejected by Company X.

III. The Company A should inform Company X that steps have been taken for improvement and renegotiate schedule of supply.

A. Only I and II follow
B. Only II follows
C. II, and either I or III follow
D. All I, II and III follow
E. None of these

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

First of all, company A should inspect the rejected valves to ensure if they are really sub-standard. If yes, it should scrutinise its working thoroughly and removes its lackenings, be it in the quality of raw material or craftsmanship. So, both I and II follow. III seems to be far-off action which can be implemented only after the first two steps are put into practice. Thus, III does not follow.