Which of the following characterises the cost of faults?

Software Testing Exam from The Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)

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Which of the following characterises the cost of faults?

Which of the following characterises the cost of faults?

a) They are cheapest to find in the early development phases and the most expensive to fix in the latest test phases.
b) They are easiest to find during system testing but the most expensive to fix then.
c) Faults are cheapest to find in the early development phases but the most expensive to fix then.
d) Although faults are most expensive to find during early development phases, they are cheapest to fix then.

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