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Vista Company manufactures electronic equipment. In 2021, it purchased from an outside supplier the special switches used in each of
its products. The supplier charged Vista $2.30 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 2022 to purchase machine A,
based on the following data:
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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)?
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?
Assume that machine A has already been purchased. At what annual volume level should Vista consider replacing machine A with
machine B?
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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)?(Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer up to the nearest whole
number.)
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