VIsta Company manufactures electronic equipment. It currently purchases the special switches used in each of its products from an

outside supplier. The supplier charges VIsta $$6\mathrm{.}50$ per switch. VIsta's CEO is considering purchasing elther machine A or machine B so

the company can manufacture its own switches. The projected data are as follows:

Required:

For each machine, what is the minimum number of switches that Vista must make annually for total costs to equal outside purchase

cost$?$

What volume level would produce the same total costs regardless of the machine purchased?

What is the most profitable alternative for producing $260,000$ switches per year and what is the total cost of that alternative?

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For each machine, what is the minimum number of switches that Vista must make annually for total costs to equal outside

purchase cost? $($Do not round intermediate calculations.$)$