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i. Forging is considered ideal for specific applications, give two examples of these applications, and explain why this statement would be true. ii. The production engineering is to make a decision among the following manufacturing processes equipment with their costs: injection moulding ($450,000), reaction injection moulding ($90,000), and contact moulding ($20,000), each having production rates of 3 min = $1, 6 min = $2 and 1 hr = $20 respectively. At a volume of 10,000 unites, which process would be less expensive to use and why? Show calculations. iii. With respect to question 4 above, management made the decision to manufacture 1,000,000 units instead. Which process would be ideal and why? Show calculations iv. Explain in detail three factors that affect the selection of a manufacturing process