Borges machine shop, inc., has a 1-year contract for the production of 250 comma 000 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 250 comma 000 250 comma 000 250 comma 000 annual fixed cost $ 150 comma 000 $ 250 comma 000 $ 525 comma 000 per unit variable cost $ 16.00 $ 14.00 $ 13.00 the option gpe is best when the contracted volume is below nothing units (enter your response as a whole number).