Case Study$-1$B$.$ Students are to read the journal paper, Economics of Additive Manufacturing September $2017,$ written by Douglas Stewart Thomas, National Institute of Standards and Technology.

$($i$)$ Then on completion of reading the paper, students are to fill in the Table given below, showing exactly each step taken to fill the gaps. The currency used in the original publication should be maintained.

$(60$ marks$)$

Company data provided:

Operator annual salary $=12,000$

Company is available $50$ weeks of the year, $5$ days per week, and $8$ hours per day

$($ii$)$ Based on Table $11\mathrm{.}5,$ what number of the HPDC $($High$-$Pressure Die$-$Cast$)$ parts should be produced to equal be to the cost of the SLS $($Selective Laser Sintering$)$ part shown or given? What are your deductions of the costs of the manufacturing processes?

$(10$ marks$)$