Question: please give correct answer D Question 1 2.4 pts Borges Machine Shop, Inc. has a 1-year contract for the production of 200,000 gear housings for

please give correct answer D Question 1 2.4 pts please give correct answer
D Question 1 2.4 pts 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 Annual fixed cost $100,000 $200.00 $500,000 Per unit variable cost $15 $14 $13 a) Which process is best for this contract? FMS b) The most economical volume for GPE is from 0 to between for FMS is between and and for DM is above Determine what is the best process for each of the following volumes? 75.0000 ---> 375,000 ---->

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