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Patterson Products Inc. is considering an upgrade to its manufacturing equipment. The two upgrade options under consideration are shown below. Option 1 75.6 Option 2 50.4 Direct material cost per unit Direct labour cost per unit Variable overhead per unit Fixed manufacturing costs 56 19.6 2,110,000 $ 43.4 4,672,000 The selling price of the company's product is $252 per unit with variable selling costs of 10% of sales. Fixed selling and administrative costs are $3,410,000 per year. There would be no change to the selling price, variable selling costs, or fixed selling and administrative costs as the result of the manufacturing equipment upgrade. Required: 1. At what annual number of unit sales would Patterson Products Inc be indifferent between the two upgrade options? Annual number of unit sales 2. If demand falls short of the indifference point calculated in part (1), which option would be preferred? Option 1 Option 2 nur final answers to the nearest whole number.) Annual number of unit sales 2. If demand falls short of the indifference point calculated in part (1), which option would be preferred? Option 1 Option 2 3. Calculate the break-even point in unit sales under each upgrade option. (Round your final answers to the nearest whole num Break-even unit sales for Option 1 Break-even unit sales for Option 2

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