Maximum increased advertising expenditure $Blossom Industries carries no inventories. Its product is manufactured only when a customer's order is received. It is then shipped

immediately after it is made. For its fiscal year ended October $31,2025,$ Blossom's break$-$even point was $$1\mathrm{.}39$ million. On sales of

$$1\mathrm{.}50$ million, its GAAP income statement showed a gross profit of $$242,500,$ direct materials cost of $$506,000,$ and direct labor costs

of $$634,000.$ The contribution margin was $$180,000,$ and variable manufacturing overhead was $$50,000.$

$($a$)$

Calculate the following:

Variable selling and administrative expenses. $

Fixed manufacturing overhead.

Fixed selling and administrative expenses.

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Ignoring your answer to above part, assume that fixed manufacturing overhead was $$102,000$ and the fixed selling and

administrative expenses were $$76,000.$ The marketing vice president feels that if the company increased its advertising, sales

could be increased by $19\%.$ What is the maximum increased advertising cost the company can incur and still report the same

income as before the advertising expenditure, assuming that the contribution margin ratio remains unchanged?