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Part $1$

Two different manufacturing processes are being considered for making a new product. The first process is less$$ capital$-$intensive, with fixed costs of only

$ $47$ comma $100$$$47,100$

per year and variable costs of

$ $650$$$650$

per unit. The second process has fixed costs of

$ $394$ comma $000$$$394,000$

but variable costs of only

$ $160$$$160$

per unit.

Part $2$

a$.$ What is the$$ break$-$even quantity, beyond which the second process becomes more attractive than the$$ first?

The volume at which the second process becomes more attractive is

enter your response here

units. $($Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole$$ number.$)$

Part $3$

b$.$ If the expected annual sales for the product is

$810810$

$$units$,$ which process would you$$ choose?