Borges Machine Shop, Inc., has a 1-year contract for the production of gear housings for a new off-road vehicle. Owner Luis Borges hopes the contract will be extended and the volume increased next year. Borges has developed costs for three alternatives. They are general-purpose equipment (GPE), flexible manufacturing system (FMS), and expensive, but efficient, dedicated machine (DM). The cost data follow: General-Purpose Equipment (GPE) Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) Dedicated Machine (DM) Annual contracted units Annual fixed cost Per unit variable cost Based on the cost, the process that is best suited for the current contracted volume is .

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The contract includes the production of 225,000 gear housings during 1 year.

We are also given the estimated costs of each alternative. We must choose the alternative that minimizes our total costs.

For the current volume, the best option is flexible manufacturing system with a total cost of $3,462,500.

As total volume increases, the DM option becomes more attractive, but in order for it to cost less than FMS, total output should be higher than 325,000 units per year.

525,000 + 13.5x = 200,000 + 14.5x

x = 325,000 units

GPE is only attractive when the total units are lower (below 150,000 units per year):

125,000 + 15x = 200,000 + 14.5x

0.5x = 75,000

x = 150,000

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