Buth Inc. uses a job-order costing system in which any underapplied or overapplied overhead is closed out to cost of goods sold at the end of the month. During May, the cost of goods manufactured was $145,000 and manufacturing overhead was overapplied by $3,000. The beginning finished goods inventory was $47,000 and the ending finished goods inventory was $49,000. The unadjusted cost of goods sold (in other words, cost of goods sold before adjusting for any underapplied or overapplied overhead) for May is closest to:

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