Frazer Corp sells several products. Information of average revenue and costs is as follows: Selling price per unit $28.50 Variable costs per unit: Direct material $6.00 Direct manufacturing labor $1.45 Manufacturing overhead $0.85 Selling costs $2.50 Annual fixed costs $135,000If the company decides to lower its selling price by 14.25%, but continues to sell 16,000 units, the operating income is reduced by . $64,960 $135,000 $13,200 $16,000

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