Jamir has decided that he needs a new car. He has found the model and color he wants for a purchase price of $25,838. To buy the car, he must put 10 percent down, and his loan is for five years with an interest rate of 4.4 percent. His payments are $432.46.

To lease the car, he can sign a three-year contract with payments of $290. He needs to provide $1,500 up front to pay initial fees and his first month's payment. His annual mileage cannot exceed 15,000 miles.

Jamir’s new job is 25 miles away from his home. What is the most important thing he needs to consider before agrees to a lease?

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.)