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 $2.50 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: Machine A Machine B Annual fixed cost (depreciation) $ 128,966 $ 214,669 Variable cost per switch 0.38 6.45 Required: 1. 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}? 2. 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? 3. Assume that machine A has already been purchased. At what annual volume level should Vista consider replacing machine A with machine E5? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 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 nal answer up to the nearest whole number.) _ Required2 > Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 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? OUse machineAto make the switches. OPurchase the switches from the external supplier. ( Required1 Required ) Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Assume that machine A has already been purchased. At what annual volume level should Vista consider replacing machine A with machine B? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your nal answer up to the nearest whole number.) _ was (per year} { Required 2