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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 $2.00 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: Annual fixed cost (depreciation) Variable cost per switch Machine A $ 151,000 0.75 Machine B $ 220,000 0.35 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 B? 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 final answer up to the nearest whole number.) Indifference point units/year 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? Use machine A to make the switches. Purchase the switches from the external supplier. 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 final answer up to the nearest whole number.) Volume level units (per year)

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