Q2 (BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS). An operations manager is deciding on the level of automation used to produce a new product. The fixed cost for automation includes the equipment purchase price, installation, and initial spare parts. The variable costs per unit for each level of automation are primarily labor related. Each unit can be sold for $100. If you determine that this new product will not be profitable, you can choose to not produce or sell it ($0 fixed cost, $0 variable costs). We have no forecasts/predictions about future demand. Instead, we want to know what our best automation alternative is at every possible level of demand. Assume the sale price is $100 per unit. part A part B part C part D Alternative A B с D Fixed Costs $110,000 $400,000 $600,000 $800,000 Variable Costs per Unit $60 $45 $25 $18 Calculate the break-even quantities for each alternative. If the projected demand is 2,000 units, what should you do? Plot the cost lines for each alternative and the revenue line on a single graph for quantities from 0 to 35,000. On the graph, identify the volume ranges where different alternatives are the lowest cost. NOTE: Just indicate the approximate locations of ranges and alternatives on the graph here (for calculations of the specific numbers for volume ranges, do that in part C). For each alternative, at what specific volume range is it the most attractive? If the actual realized demand is 25,000 units, what is the profit (loss) if: i) you do nothing?; ii) you choose alternative A?; iii) you choose alternative B?; iv) you choose alternative C?; iv) you choose alternative D?
Q2 (BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS). An operations manager is deciding on the level of automation used to produce a new product. The fixed cost for automation includes the equipment purchase price, installation, and initial spare parts. The variable costs per unit for each level of automation are primarily labor related. Each unit can be sold for $100. If you determine that this new product will not be profitable, you can choose to not produce or sell it ($0 fixed cost, $0 variable costs). We have no forecasts/predictions about future demand. Instead, we want to know what our best automation alternative is at every possible level of demand. Assume the sale price is $100 per unit. part A part B part C part D Alternative A B с D Fixed Costs $110,000 $400,000 $600,000 $800,000 Variable Costs per Unit $60 $45 $25 $18 Calculate the break-even quantities for each alternative. If the projected demand is 2,000 units, what should you do? Plot the cost lines for each alternative and the revenue line on a single graph for quantities from 0 to 35,000. On the graph, identify the volume ranges where different alternatives are the lowest cost. NOTE: Just indicate the approximate locations of ranges and alternatives on the graph here (for calculations of the specific numbers for volume ranges, do that in part C). For each alternative, at what specific volume range is it the most attractive? If the actual realized demand is 25,000 units, what is the profit (loss) if: i) you do nothing?; ii) you choose alternative A?; iii) you choose alternative B?; iv) you choose alternative C?; iv) you choose alternative D?
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