Q$1$ Oliva Manufacturing intends to increase capacity through the addition of new

equipment. Two vendors have presented proposals. The fixed cost for proposal A is

$$65,000$ and for proposal B$,$ $$34,000.$ The variable cost for A is $$10$ and for $B,$$$14.$ The

revenue generated by each unit is $$18.$

$(1)$ What is the break$-$even point for eacis proposal?

$(2)$ If the expected volume is $8,300$ units, which alternative should be chosen?Q$1$ Oliva Manufacturing intends to increase capacity through the addition of new

equipment. Two vendors have presented proposals. The fixed cost for proposal A is

$$65,000$ and for proposal B$,$ $$34,000.$ The variable cost for A is $$10$ and for $B,$$$14.$ The

revenue generated by each unit is $$18.$

$(1)$ What is the break$-$even point for eacis proposal?

$(2)$ If the expected volume is $8,300$ units, which alternative should be chosen?