Julia Waverly manages a fleet of $200$ delivery trucks for Daniels Corporation.

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Waverly performed the following analysis:

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Requirement $1.$ Which alternative will maximize Daniels Corporation's short$-$term operating income?

In order to maximize short$-$term operating income, Daniels Corporation should because the variable cost of outsourcing to FMS results in

additional costs of of