Makayla Metters$$ Cabinets, Inc., needs to choose a production method for its new office$$ shelf, the Maxistand. To help accomplish$$ this, the firm has gathered the following production cost$$ data: Makayla Metters Cabinets, Inc., needs to choose a production method for its new office shelf, the Maxistand. To help accomplish this, the firm has gathered the following production cost data:

Makayla Metters Cabinets projects an annual demand of $40,000$ units for the Maxistand. The selling price for the Maxistand is $$120$ per unit.

a$)$ Based on the projected annual demand, the best alternative available is to use the

process.

b$)$ The value of annual profit using this method is $

$($Enter your response as an integer.$)$