Two different manufacturing processes are being considered for making a new product. The first process is less capital-intensive, with fixed costs of only $47,100 per year and variable costs of $715 per unit. The second process has fixed costs of $393,000 but variable costs of only $150 per unit. a. What is the break-even quantity, beyond which the second process becomes more attractive than the first? The volume at which the second process becomes more attractive is Q₁ units. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.)

Two different manufacturing processes are being considered for making a new product. The first process is less capital-intensive, with fixed costs of only $47,100 per year and variable costs of $715 per unit. The second process has fixed costs of $393,000 but variable costs of only $150 per unit. a. What is the break-even quantity, beyond which the second process becomes more attractive than the first? The volume at which the second process becomes more attractive is Q₁ units. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.)

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