Arkansas Co. believes in the international Fisher effect. It has excess funds that it can invest in money market securities for one year. It can invest in the U. S. at an interest rate of 4%, Japan at an interest rate of 2%, the United Kingdom at an interest rate of 6%, or Brazil at an interest rate of 9%. It would not cover any investment that it takes against exchange rate risk. Its expected return on its investment will be highest in.

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