A company that produces a single product had a net operating income of $85,000 using variable costing and a net operating income of $115,000 using absorption costing. Total fixed manufacturing overhead was $56,100 and production was 11,000 units. This year was the first year of operations. Between the beginning and the end of the year, the inventory level:

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