Tim Urban, owner/manager of Urban's Motor Court in Key West, is considering outsourcing the daily room cleanup for his motel to Duffy's Maid Service. Tim rents an average of 50 rooms for each of 365 nights (365 x 50 equals the total rooms rented for the year). Tim's cost to clean a room is $13.00. The Duffy's Maid Service quote is $18.00 per room plus a fixed cost of $25,000 for sundry items such as uniforms with the motel's name. Tim's annual fixed cost for space, equipment, and supplies is $65,000. Based on the given information related to costs for each of the options, the crossover point for Tim : = (round your response to the nearest whole number). room nights

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Please do not give solution in image format thanku Bob's candle factory is considering three different manufacturing options. Option A uses hand labor with fixed costs of $10,000 and variable costs of $2.75/candle. Option B uses a combination of hand and automation with fixed costs of $15,000 and variable costs of $1.10/candle. Option C is highly automated with fixed costs of $20,000 and variable costs of $0.75/candle. a. If demand for Bob's candles is 2500, which option should he pick, and what is the cost? b. If demand for Bob's candles is 4500 which option should he pick, and what is the cost?

"I'm not sure we should lay out $265,000 for that automated welding machine," said Jim Alder, president of the Superior Equipment Company. "That's a lot of money, and it would cost us $78,000 for software and installation, and another $40,800 per year just to maintain the thing. In addition, the manufacturer admits it would cost $41,000 more at the end of three years to replace worn-out parts." "I admit it's a lot of money," said Franci Rogers, the controller. “But you know the turnover problem we’ve had with the welding crew. This machine would replace six welders at a cost savings of $108,000 per year. And we would save another $6,900 per year in reduced material waste. When you figure that the automated welder would last for six years, I'm sure the return would be greater than our 19% required rate of return." "I'm still not convinced," countered Mr. Alder. "We can only get $14,000 scrap value out of our old welding equipment if we sell it now, and in six years the new machine will…