impartan question

If you find a defect at the final stage,it means application is going to be deliver at that time you find that defect,It will takes lot of time to fix that defect so PM said ignore that defect, then what is the status of that defect, Do you close it or open?

ans)As a Tester if you find any defect then you shouldn’t close that until unless its fix or if it is not a defect. It means still it remains open stage