Complete the sentence below considering some definitions and choosing the most appropriate option: Although the literature on this subject uses the...

Complete the sentence below considering some definitions and choosing the most appropriate option: Although the literature on this subject uses the expression 'quality costs' to designate financial expenditures with quality, the use of the term 'costs' is questionable, since it is technically defined as the financial sacrifice resulting from obtaining goods or services. Considering some definitions, complete the blanks in the sentence below by choosing the most appropriate option. '... these costs are not always associated with the _______________ of products or services. Thus, these costs are actually ______________ with quality, either to obtain it or due to _______________ results from its lack (losses).'


a. obtaining - expenses - negative
b. here