$**7\mathrm{.}14$ Metters Cabinets, Inc., needs to choose a production method for its new office shelf, the Maxistand. To help accomplish this, the firm has gathered the following production cost data:

$\backslash$table$[[$PROCESS TYPE,ANNUALIZED FIXED COST OF PLANT & EQUIP.,VARIABLE COSTS $($PER UNIT$)($$$),],[,$LABOR,MATERIAL,ENERGY$],[$Mass$,,,,],[$Customization$,$$$1,260,000,30,18,12],[$Intermittent$,$$$1,000,000,24,26,20],[$Repetitive$,$$$1,625,000,28,15,12],[$Continuous$,$$$1,960,000,25,15,10]]$

Metters Cabinets projects an annual demand of $24,000$ units for the Maxistand. The Maxistand will sell for $$120$ per unit.

a$.$ Which process type will maximize the annual profit from producing the Maxistand?

b$.$ What is the value of this annual profit? $P{x}_x$