Ross Manufacturing in Atlanta is considering outsourcing a component from an offshore company. The company has collected the following data to make an economic decision.

Cost to make it in$-$house $=$$$96$ per unit.

Annual Demand $=500,000$ units

Price quoted by the Asian company $=$$$90$ per unit plus a shipping cost of $$20,000$ per shipment.

$1\mathrm{.}2$A$.$ Determine the number of shipments per year that the company can require the supplier to make in order to justify outsourcing.

$1\mathrm{.}2$B$.$ In addition to cost consideration, what other factors would weigh in decision making?

$1\mathrm{.}3.$ In decision making related to engineering projects, based on economics, the most important non$-$economic factor is:

A$)$ Operating cost

B$)$ Benefits

C$)$ Morale

D$)$ Taxes