A manufacturing company needs to know whether to produce components for a Bird Feeder in-house or buy the components from a fabricator. To make the components in-house, the company needs to buy an injection molding machine, which costs $9,000. The company expects to produce 10,000 units per year. The following estimates have been made: Fixed cost per year Variable cost per part Make $9,000 $6.45 Buy. $0 $7.20 a. What is the break-even point? b. If the number of units produced is 10,000, which option is cheaper: Make or Buy? Explain why. b. If the number of units produced is increased to 12,500, which option is cheaper: Make or Buy? Explain why.

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