The Green Machine Manufacturing Company has the option to make or buy a component part for one of its lawnmowers. The annual requirement is 49,000 units. A supplier is able to supply the parts for $15.00 per piece. Green Machine estimates that it will cost $2120 to prepare the contract with the supplier. To make the parts in-house, Green Machine must invest $95,000 in capital equipment, they estimate it will cost $9.00 per piece to produce the part in-house. Carry all calculations out to two decimal places. What is the breakeven quantity? a. Less than or equal to 14,500 • b. Greater than 14,500 but less than or equal to 15,000 c. Greater than 15,000 but less than or equal to 15,500 d. Greater than 15,500 but less than or equal to 16,000 e. Greater than 16,000

World systems manufactures an optical switch that it uses in its final product. world systems incurred the following manufacturing costs when it produced 74 comma 000 units last​ year: ​(click the icon to view the manufacturing​ costs.) another company has offered to sell world systems the switch for $ 13.50 per unit. the world systems prepared an outsourcing decision analysis to show the cost per unit of making the switches versus the cost per unit of buying​ (outsourcing) the switches. ​(click the icon to view the outsourcing decision​ analysis.) world systems needs 86 comma 000 optical switches next year​ (assume same relevant​ range). by outsourcing​ them, world systems can use its idle facilities to manufacture another product that will contribute $ 140 comma 000 to operating​ income, but none of the fixed costs will be avoidable. should world systems make or buy the​ switches? show your analysis.