Question $12($Due: $11$:$59$pm on $3/3)$:

A firm is about to undertake the manufacturing of a product, and it is weighing the process configuration options. There are two intermittent processes under consideration, as well as a repetitive focus. The smaller intermittent process has fixed costs of $$3,000$ per month and variable costs of $$10$ per unit. The larger intermittent process has fixed costs of $$12,000$ per month and variable costs of $$2$ per unit. A repetitive focus plant has fixed costs of $$50,000$ per month and variable costs of $$1$ per unit.

a$.$ At what output does the large intermittent process become cheaper than the small one?

b$.$ At what output does the repetitive process become cheaper than the larger intermittent process?

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Question $13($Due: $11$:$59$pm on $3/3)$:

A local business owner is considering adding another employee to his staff in an effort to increase the number of hours that the store is open per day. If the employee will cost the owner $$4,000$ per month and the store receives an additional revenue of $$\frac{50}{?}$ hour and an additional variable cost of $$\frac{15}{?}$ hour, how many hours must the new employee work for the owner to break even?z