At the end of the year, the records of NCIS Corporation provided the following selected and incomplete data: Common stock ($10 par value); no changes in account during the year. Shares authorized: 200,000. Shares issued: (all shares were issued at $17 per share; $2,125,000 total cash collected). Treasury stock: 3,000 shares (repurchased at $20 per share). The treasury stock was acquired after a stock split was announced. Net income: $240,340. Dividends declared and paid: $123,220. Retained earnings beginning balance: $555,000.

Analyzing operational changes operating results for department b of delta company during 2016 are as follows: sales $540,000 cost of goods sold 378,000 gross profit 162,000 direct expenses 120,000 common expenses 66,000 total expenses 186,000 net loss $(24,000) suppose that department b could increase physical volume of product sold by 10% if it spent an additional $18,000 on advertising while leaving selling prices unchanged. what effect would this have on the department's net income or net loss? (ignore income tax in your calculations.) use a negative sign to indicate a net loss answer; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers. sales $answer cost of goods sold answer gross profit answer direct expenses answer common expenses answer total expenses answer net income (loss) $answer