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Data for Hermann Corporation are shown below:

	Per Unit	Percent of Sales
Selling price	$ 95	100%
Variable expenses	57	60
Contribution margin	$ 38	40%

Fixed expenses are $79,000 per month and the company is selling 3,600 units per month.

1-a. How much will net operating income increase (decrease) per month if the monthly advertising budget increases by $8,400, the monthly sales volume increases by 100 units, and the total monthly sales increase by $9,500?

1-b. Should the advertising budget be increased?

2-a. Refer to the original data. How much will net operating income increase (decrease) per month if the company uses higher-quality components that increase the variable expense by $3 per unit and increase unit sales by 10%.

2-b. Should the higher-quality components be used?