Franklin, Inc. has two divisions, Seward and Charles. Following is the income statement for the previous year: Seward Charles Sales $ 600,800 $ 400,900 Variable Costs 196,000 250,900 Contribution Margin $ 404,800 $ 150,000 Fixed Costs 175,900 170,700 Profit Margin $ 228,900 $ (20,700 ) Of the total fixed costs, $300,900 are common fixed costs that are allocated equally between the divisions. How much did the Charles division incur in direct fixed costs

Afirm plans to begin production of a new small appliance. the manager must decide whether to purchase the motors for the appliance from a vendor at $10 each or to produce them in-house. either of two processes could be used for in-house production; process a would have an annual fixed cost of $200,000 and a variable cost of $7 per unit, and process b would have an annual fixed cost of $175,000 and a variable cost of $8 per unit. determine the range of annual volume for which each of the alternatives would be best. (round your first answer to the nearest whole number. include the indifference value itself in this answer.)