Borges Machine Shop, Inc. has a 1-year contract for the production of 200,000 gear housings for a new off-road vehicle. Owner Luis Borges hopes the contract will be extended and the volume increased next year. Borges has developed costs for three alternatives. They are general-purpose equipment (GPE), flexible manufacturing system (FMS), and expensive, but efficient dedicated machine (DM). The cost data follow: GPE FMS DM Annual contracted units 200,000 200.000 200,000 $100,000 Annual fixed cost $200,000 $500,000 $14 $13 Per unit variable cost $15 a) Which process is best for this contract? FMS for FMS is b) The most economical volume for GPE is from 0 to between between and and for DM is above c) Determine what is the best process for each of the following volumes? 75,0000 -- > 375,000