4) $25 question 3 (1 point) saved clear sailing lifeboats uses 12,000 units of a certain component in production each year. presently, this component is purchased from an outside supplier at $9.50 per unit. for some time now there has been idle capacity in the factory that could be utilized to make this component. the costs associated with manufacturing the component internally rather than buying it from the outside supplier are direct materials $3 per unit direct labor $3 per unit variable overhead $2 per unit fixed overhead (based on production of 8,000 units per month) $2 per unit annual salary of new supervisor $12,000 assuming other things stay the same, at what price per unit from the outside supplier would the company be indifferent (on economic grounds) to buying or making the components?

John and daphne are saving for their daughter ellen's college education. ellen just turned 10 at (t = 0), and she will be entering college 8 years from now (at t = 8). college tuition and expenses at state u. are currently $14,500 a year, but they are expected to increase at a rate of 3.5% a year. ellen should graduate in 4 years--if she takes longer or wants to go to graduate school, she will be on her own. tuition and other costs will be due at the beginning of each school year (at t = 8, 9, 10, and 11).so far, john and daphne have accumulated $15,000 in their college savings account (at t = 0). their long-run financial plan is to add an additional $5,000 in each of the next 4 years (at t = 1, 2, 3, and 4). then they plan to make 3 equal annual contributions in each of the following years, t = 5, 6, and 7. they expect their investment account to earn 9%. how large must the annual payments at t = 5, 6, and 7 be to cover ellen's anticipated college costs? a. $1,965.21b. $2,068.64c. $2,177.51d. $2,292.12e. $2,412.76