Borges Machine Shop, Inc., has a 1-year contract for the production of 75,000 gear housings for a new off-road vehicle. Owner Luis Borges hopes the contract will be extended and the volume increased next year. Borges has developed costs for three alternatives. They aregeneral-purpose equipment (GPE), flexible manufacturing system(FMS), and expensive, but efficient, dedicated machine (DM). The cost data follow: General-Purpose Equipment (GPE) Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) Dedicated Machine (DM) Annual contracted units 75,000 75,000 75,000 Annual fixed cost $100,000 $225,000 $480,000 Per unit variable cost $18.00 $14.00 $13.75 Part 2 Based on the total cost, the process that is best suited for the current contracted volume is ______ . .

1. By which of the following processes are bacteria known to produce/acquire energy? Which
cellular organelle is the result of an endosymbiotic relationship between an oxygen consuming
bacteria and its host? C Chloroplast D Endoplasmic reticulum Which cellular organelle is the
result of an endosymbiotic relationship between a photosynthetic bacteria and its host? A
Mitochondrion