A product is currently made in a process$-$focused shop, where fixed costs are $$9,000$ per year and variable cost is $$40$ per unit. The firm is considering a fundamental shift in process, to repetitive manufacture. The new process would have fixed costs of $$120,000,$ and variable costs of $$8.$ For what range of outputs is each process appropriate?

Question $39$ options:

For volumes over $3469,$ the process focus is cheaper; for volumes under $3469$ units, the repetitive focus is cheaper.

The repetitive focus is always cheaper.

For volumes under $3469,$ the process focus is cheaper; for volumes over $3469$ units, the repetitive focus is cheaper.

The process focus is always cheaper