A Product Is Currently Made in a Process-Focused Shop,where Fixed

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Essay

A product is currently made in a process-focused shop,where fixed costs are $9,000 per year and variable costs are $50 per unit.The firm is considering a fundamental shift in process,to repetitive manufacturing.The new process would have fixed costs of $90,000,and variable costs of $5.What is the crossover point for these processes? For what range of outputs is each process appropriate?

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