Jen and Barry's ice cream shop charges $$1\mathrm{.}65$ for a cone. Variable expenses are $$0\mathrm{.}33$ per cone, and fixed costs total $$2,300$ per month. A Valentine's Day promotion is being planned for the second week of February. During this week, a person buying a cone at the regular price would receive a free cone for a friend. It is estimated that $750$ additional cones would be sold and that $950$ cones would be given away. Advertising costs for the promotion would be $$170.$

Required:

a$.$ Calculate the effect of the promotion on operating income for the second week of February.

b$.$ Do you think the promotion should occur?

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Calculate the effect of the promotion on operating income for the second week of February.

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in operating income