Case Questions: Manwell Toy Importers What are the cost elements included in the costs of having the toys leave the leave manufacturer and reach a consolidator in either Hong Kong or Singapore? At present the consolidator loads toys as received, and every time a container is full he sends it to Manwell in Canada. What if the consolidator, in either Hong Kong or Singapore, had a container destined for each major Manwell outlet and filled each container with toys for that outlet only? What would the costs be of that system?

Afirm plans to begin production of a new small appliance. the manager must decide whether to purchase the motors for the appliance from a vendor at $10 each or to produce them in-house. either of two processes could be used for in-house production; process a would have an annual fixed cost of $200,000 and a variable cost of $7 per unit, and process b would have an annual fixed cost of $175,000 and a variable cost of $8 per unit. determine the range of annual volume for which each of the alternatives would be best. (round your first answer to the nearest whole number. include the indifference value itself in this answer.)