Crane Orthotics Company distributes a specialized ankle support that sells for $$30.$ The companys variable costs are $$18$ per unit, fixed costs total $$380000$ each year.If sales increase by $$53,000$ per year, by how much should operating income increase? $($Use the rounded contribution margin ratio calculated in the previous part.$)$

Change in operating income

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Last year, Crane sold $35,000$ ankle supports. The company's marketing manager is convinced that a $10\%$ reduction in the sales price, combined with a $$54,000$ increase in advertising, will result in a $25\%$ increase in sales volume over last year.

Compute the projected income. $($Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number eg$.-45$ or parentheses e$.$g$.(45).)$

Projected income