15 Assume the West region invests $43,000 in a new advertising campaign in Year 2 that increases its unit sales by 20 If all else remains constant, what would be the profit impact of pursuing the advertising The following information applies to the questions displayed below The summary to this question is below Diego Company manufactures one product that is sold for $70 per unit in two geographic regionsthe East and West regions The following information pertains to the companys first year of operations in which it produced 53,000 units and sold 48,000 units Variable costs per unit Manufacturing Direct materials $ 21 Direct labor $ 10 Variable manufacturing overhead $ 2 Variable selling and administrative $ 4 Fixed costs per year Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 1,060,000 Fixed selling and administrative expenses $ 557,000 The company sold 36,000 units in the East region and 12,000 units in the West region It determined that $270,000 of its fixed selling and administrative expenses is traceable to the West region, $220,000 is traceable to the East region, and the remaining $67,000 is a common fixed cost The company will continue to incur the total amount of its fixed manufacturing overhead costs as long as it continues to produce any amount of its only product campaign

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15. Assume the West region invests $43,000 in a new advertising campaign in Year 2 that increases its unit sales by 20%. If all else

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Assume the West region invests $43,000 in a new advertising campaign in Year 2 that increases its unit sales by 20%. If all else remains constant, what would be the profit impact of pursuing the advertising

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Diego Company manufactures one product that is sold for $70 per unit in two geographic regionsthe East and West regions. The following information pertains to the companys first year of operations in which it produced 53,000 units and sold 48,000 units.


Variable costs per unit:
Manufacturing:
Direct materials	$	21
Direct labor	$	10
Variable manufacturing overhead	$	2
Variable selling and administrative	$	4
Fixed costs per year:
Fixed manufacturing overhead	$	1,060,000
Fixed selling and administrative expenses	$	557,000

The company sold 36,000 units in the East region and 12,000 units in the West region. It determined that $270,000 of its fixed selling and administrative expenses is traceable to the West region, $220,000 is traceable to the East region, and the remaining $67,000 is a common fixed cost. The company will continue to incur the total amount of its fixed manufacturing overhead costs as long as it continues to produce any amount of its only product.

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