Middleton Associates is a consulting firm that specializes in information systems for construction and landscaping companies. The firm

has two offices$-$one in Toronto and one in Vancouver. The firm classifies the direct costs of consulting jobs as variable costs. A

segmented contribution format income statement for the company's most recent year is given below:

Required:

$1.$ By how much would the company$$s operating income increase if Vancouver increased its sales by $$73,000$ per year? Assume no change in cost behaviour patterns.

$2-$a$.$ Refer to the original data. Assume that sales in Toronto increase by $$160,000$ next year and that sales in Vancouver remain unchanged. Assume no change in fixed costs. Prepare a new segmented income statement for the company. $($Round your percentage answers to $2$ decimal places.$)$