A bank is considering two alternatives for handling its projected number of service calls in the next decade (you should consider this as one period). If the bank sets up its own service call center in the U. S., the fixed cost is estimated to be $3,200,000.00, and the variable cost is calculated to be 29 cents per call. If the call service is outsourced to a foreign company, the fixed cost would be $150,000.00, and the unit charge would be 54 cents per call. Required:
a. What is the break-even number of service calls?
b. Draw a diagram representing the in-house and outsourcing total costs which are functions of the number of service calls. Indicate the break-even number of service calls on the diagram.

For each of the following cases determine the ending balance in the inventory account. (hint: first, determine the total cost of inventory available for sale. next, subtract the cost of the inventory sold to arrive at the ending balance.)a. jill’s dress shop had a beginning balance in its inventory account of $40,000. during the accounting period jill’s purchased $75,000 of inventory, returned $5,000 of inventory, and obtained $750 of purchases discounts. jill’s incurred $1,000 of transportation-in cost and $600 of transportation-out cost. salaries of sales personnel amounted to $31,000. administrative expenses amounted to $35,600. cost of goods sold amounted to $82,300.b. ken’s bait shop had a beginning balance in its inventory account of $8,000. during the accounting period ken’s purchased $36,900 of inventory, obtained $1,200 of purchases allowances, and received $360 of purchases discounts. sales discounts amounted to $640. ken’s incurred $900 of transportation-in cost and $260 of transportation-out cost. selling and administrative cost amounted to $12,300. cost of goods sold amounted to $33,900.a& b. cost of goods avaliable for sale? ending inventory?