Evaluate the marginal cost of expanding Apple’s data center network.

Cost Components	Fixed Costs ($)	Variable Costs per Unit ($)	Production Volume (units)
Data Center Expansion	7,500,000,000	10,000	500,000

Requirements:

Calculate the marginal cost per unit.

Determine the break-even point for the data center network expansion.

Analyze how changes in production volume affect the marginal.

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Evaluate the marginal cost of expanding Tesla’s solar panel manufacturing.

Cost Components	Fixed Costs ($)	Variable Costs per Unit ($)	Production Volume (units)
Solar Panel Manufacturing	4,500,000,000	2,500	1,000,000

Requirements:

Calculate the marginal cost per unit.

Determine the break-even point for the solar panel manufacturing expansion.

Conduct sensitivity analysis on key cost drivers.

Develop a cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis for the expansion project.

Provide recommendations for optimizing solar panel production costs.