Your company is implementing a new production line for making solar panels. The company has two main alternatives in setting up the production line: either use highly automated equipment or use general$-$purpose equipment. Cost information for these two options is as follows:

$\backslash$table$[[$ALTERNATIVE$,$FIXED COST,VARIABLE COST$],[$Automated Equipment,$$900,000$ per year,$$50$ per unit$],[$General$-$Purpose Equipment,$$150,000$ per year,$$100$ per unit$]]$

Use Scenario $2\mathrm{.}6$ to solve this mystery. At an annual requirement of $20,000$ units, what does the company save per year by selecting the lower$-$cost option?

$$400,000$

$$350,000$

$$250,000$

$$150,000$