Fixed expenses are $147,000 per month. the company is currently selling 2,000 units per month. the marketing manager would like to introduce sales commissions as an incentive for the sales staff. the marketing manager has proposed a commission of $13 per unit. in exchange, the sales staff would accept a decrease in their salaries of $22,000 per month. (this is the company's savings for the entire sales staff.) the marketing manager predicts that introducing this sales incentive would increase monthly sales by 400 units. what should be the overall effect on the company's monthly net operating income of this change?

Depreciation on the company's equipment for 2017 is computed to be $18,000.the prepaid insurance account had a $6,000 debit balance at december 31, 2017, before adjusting for the costs of any expired coverage. an analysis of the company's insurance policies showed that $1,100 of unexpired insurance coverage remains. the office supplies account had a $700 debit balance on december 31, 2016; and $3,480 of office supplies were purchased during the year. the december 31, 2017, physical count showed $300 of supplies available. two-thirds of the work related to $15,000 of cash received in advance was performed this period. the prepaid insurance account had a $6,800 debit balance at december 31, 2017, before adjusting for the costs of any expired coverage. an analysis of insurance policies showed that $5,800 of coverage had expired. wage expenses of $3,200 have been incurred but are not paid as of december 31, 2017.

"jake’s roof repair has provided the following data concerning its costs: fixed cost per month cost per repair-hour wages and salaries $ 20,900 $ 15.00 parts and supplies $ 7.70 equipment depreciation $ 2,800 $ 0.35 truck operating expenses $ 5,720 $ 1.60 rent $ 4,690 administrative expenses $ 3,850 $ 0.50 for example, wages and salaries should be $20,900 plus $15.00 per repair-hour. the company expected to work 2,600 repair-hours in may, but actually worked 2,500 repair-hours. the company expects its sales to be $47.00 per repair-hour. required: compute the company’s activity variances for may."

One cost-of-living indicator available on the internet shows that a salary of $40,000 in santa barbara, california, is equivalent to $14,000 in wichita, kansas. this is primarily because of housing, which is much less expensive in wichita. what does this difference say about how the federal government calculates poverty?