A machine shop has a $1-$year contract to produce $100,000$ gear housings for a new$$ product. The company has developed costs for three alternative production processes. They are$$ general$-$purpose equipment $($GPE$),$ flexible manufacturing system$($FMS$),$ and$$ expensive, but$$ efficient, dedicated machine$($DM$).$ Details are provided below

What are the breakeven points for GPE vs FMS$,$ GPE vs DM and FMS vs DM$?$

What process has the lowest total cost?