At what annual volume level Vista consider replacing machine

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Question - Vista Company manufactures electronic equipment. In 2018, it purchased from an outside supplier the special switches used in each of its products. The supplier charged Vista $2.5 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 2019 to purchase machine A, based on the following data:

 

Machine A

Machine B

Annual fixed cost (depreciation)

$140,000

$209,000

Variable cost per switch

0.90

0.55

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:

A) Use machine A to make the switches.

B) 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 B? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round UP your final answer to the nearest whole number.)

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