Data concerning Sotero Corporation's single product appear below:                                      Per Unit      Percent of Sales       Selling price               $140            100%       Variable expenses         56              40%       Contribution margin     $84              60%    The company is currently selling 5,000 units per month. Fixed expenses are $319,000 per month. The marketing manager believes that a $12,000 increase in the monthly advertising budget would result in an 1,800 unit increase in annual sales. What should be the overall effect on the company's annual net operating income of this change?     a.  decrease of $3,120   b.  decrease of $7,200   c.  increase of $3,120   d.  increase of $139,200   e.  decrease of $12,000   f.  increase of $15,120   g.  increase of $7,200

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Data concerning Sotero Corporation's single product appear below:

                                     Per Unit      Percent of Sales
      Selling price               $140            100%
      Variable expenses         56              40%
      Contribution margin     $84              60%
  

The company is currently selling 5,000 units per month. Fixed expenses are $319,000 per month.


The marketing manager believes that a $12,000 increase in the monthly advertising budget would result in an 1,800 unit increase in annual sales. What should be the overall effect on the company's annual net operating income of this change?
 
 
a. 
decrease of $3,120
 
b. 
decrease of $7,200
 
c. 
increase of $3,120
 
d. 
increase of $139,200
 
e. 
decrease of $12,000
 
f. 
increase of $15,120
 
g. 
increase of $7,200
 
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