Prepare a trial balance, listing the following accounts in proper sequence. the accounts (all normal balances) were taken from the ledger of sophie designs co. on april 30. if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. accounts payable $4,100 rent expense $11,500 accounts receivable 3,450 salary expense 14,000 cash 6,700 fees earned 45,425 sophie dawson, capital 17,800 supplies 3,125 sophie dawson, drawing 7,500 supplies expense 1,700 equipment 14,500 utilities expense 4,000 miscellaneous expense 850

Required: 1-a. the marketing manager argues that a $5,000 increase in the monthly advertising budget would increase monthly sales by $9,000. calculate the increase or decrease in net operating income. 1-b. should the advertising budget be increased ? yes no hintsreferencesebook & resources hint #1 check my work 8.value: 1.00 pointsrequired information 2-a. refer to the original data. management is considering using higher-quality components that would increase the variable expense by $2 per unit. the marketing manager believes that the higher-quality product would increase sales by 10% per month. calculate the change in total contribution margin. 2-b. should the higher-quality components be used? yes no