Abby Company currently produces everything in-house. Fixed costs are $1,097,284, and variable costs per unit are $1.04.

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Abby Company currently produces everything in-house. Fixed costs are $1,097,284, and variable costs per unit are $1.04. A third party approaches Abby and offers to outsource the production. If Abby accepts the contract, she can bring her bring her own fixed costs down to $350,756. However, she would need to pay a flat fee of $180,306 to the third party plus $2.14 per unit that they produce for her. How many units would Abby have to sell to be indifferent between the two options (i.e., at what Q are the two options equally expensive? Round your answer to the nearest whole number