Carla Vista Co. reports operating expenses in two categories: (1) selling and (2) general and administrative. The adjusted trial balance at December 31, 2020, included the following expense accounts: Accounting and legal fees $421000 Advertising 364000 Freight-out 225500 Interest 174100 Loss on sale of long-term investments 89600 Officers' salaries 541000 Rent for office space 540000 Sales salaries and commissions 404000 One-half of the rented premises is occupied by the sales department. How much of the expenses listed above should be included in Carla Vista's selling expenses for 2020

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