3 Vista Company manufactures electronic equipment. In 2018, it purchased from an outside supplier the special switches used in each of its products. The supplier charged Vista $2.2 per switch. As an alternative, Vista's CEO considered purchasing either machine A or machine B so the company could manufacture its own switches. The CEO decided at the beginning of 2019 to purchase machine A, based on the following data: Skipped Annual fixed cost (depreciation) Variable cost per switch Machine A Machine B $145,000 $206,000 0.75 0.40 Required: 1. Assume that machine A has not yet been purchased. What is the annual volume that would make the company indifferent between the two decision alternatives (.e., purchasing and then using machine A to make the switches versus purchasing the switches from the outside vendor)? 2. Assume that machine A has already been purchased. Is it preferable to use machine A to make the switches or to purchase the switches from the external supplier? 3. Assume that machine A has already been purchased. At what annual volume level should Vista consider replacing machine A with machine B? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Assume that machine A has not yet been purchased. What is the annual volume that would between the two decision alternatives (i.e., purchasing and then using machine A to make switches from the outside vendor)? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your fir number.) Indifference point units/year Roquindia Required 2 > 3 Vista Company manufactures electronic equipment. In 2018, it purchased from an outside supplier the special switches used in each of its products. The supplier charged Vista $2.2 per switch. As an alternative, Vista's CEO considered purchasing either machine A or machine B so the company could manufacture its own switches. The CEO decided at the beginning of 2019 to purchase machine A, based on the following data: Skipped Annual fixed cost (depreciation) Variable cost per switch Machine A Machine B $145,000 $206,000 0.75 0.40 Required: 1. Assume that machine A has not yet been purchased. What is the annual volume that would make the company indifferent between the two decision alternatives (i.e. purchasing and then using machine A to make the switches versus purchasing the switches from the outside vendor)? 2. Assume that machine A has already been purchased. Is it preferable to use machine A to make the switches or to purchase the switches from the external supplier? 3. Assume that machine A has already been purchased. At what annual volume level should Vista consider replacing machine A with machine B? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Assume that machine A has already been purchased. Is it preferable to use machine A to n the switches from the external supplier? Ouse machine A to make the switches. Purchase the switches from the external supplier. 3 Vista Company manufactures electronic equipment. In 2018, it purchased from an outside supplier the special switches used in each of its products. The supplier charged Vista $2.2 per switch. As an alternative, Vista's CEO considered purchasing either machine A or machine B so the company could manufacture its own switches. The CEO decided at the beginning of 2019 to purchase machine A, based on the following data: Skipped Annual fixed cost (depreciation) Variable cost per switch Machine A Machine B $145,000 $206,000 0.75 0.40 Required: 1. Assume that machine A has not yet been purchased. What is the annual volume that would make the company indifferent between the two decision alternatives (i.e. purchasing and then using machine A to make the switches versus purchasing the switches from the outside vendor)? 2. Assume that machine A has already been purchased. Is it preferable to use machine A to make the switches or to purchase the switches from the external supplier? 3. Assume that machine A has already been purchased. At what annual volume level should Vista consider replacing machine A with machine B? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Assume that machine A has already been purchased. At what annual volume level should V with machine B? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer up to th Volume level units (per year)