using the smith Hotel report if your goal for next month it's increase gross margin by 10% compared to the current month and your total

Smith's corum Homo Current Month Last Manth Vartance October September Hotel Salerno Sales (3) Wor Sales (1) of (Current Month's Sales Sales Last Months) 87.94 5 225.745 8049 1.222 176 6.196 2.8% 3.246 100.096 5 14.530 $ 2146 2007 $ 255,416 5.7% 2096 3.14 100.096 180 1,578 229 $ 5.237 2.396 182 46% 4.196 26.94 Sales Room Revenue $ 226,303 Other Services Room Service $ 15,760 Banquet/Catering Services $ 2322 can Shop 8167 Total Sales S257,552 Expenses Room Expenses Breakfast and $ 5,055 Coffee Supplies $ 10,356 Repairs & Maintenance $ 9,344 General Expenses $ 60,054 Utilities $ 9,968 Total Room Expenses 595577 Other Services Room Service $ 1,890 Banquet/Catering S 2,092 Services Gift Shop $ 3,803 Total Other Services $ 7.785 Travel Agency $10.504 Advertising $ 1.861 Total Expenses $ 115,727 Payroll Management $ 60,387 Hourly $ 56,843 Total Wages $ 117,230 Total Employee Benefits $ 1,303 Total Payroll $118.533 $ 10,116 $ 9,546 $ 63,307 $ 15,732 $ 103,938 4.546 4.296 2009 7.016 46.096 240 202 2.453 5,764 8,361 4496 42.295 12.096 28.6% $ $ 1,760 2,204 12.19 30.846 - 130 112 47.59 46.646 24.996 4.146 0.746 44.996 $ 3.796 $ 7,760 $ 9.295 $ 2.508 $ 123,501 -25 -1.209 26.296 3.646 109 48.49 647 612 23.446 22.196 45546 0.546 46,096 $ 60,363 S 56,265 $116,628 $ 1,562 $118.190 23.6% 22.09 45.796 0.64 46.3% -343 Total Cost $234, 260 91.04 $241,691 94.646 Using the Smith's Hotel Report, if your goal for next month is to increase gross margin by 10% compared to the current month, and your Tota Expenses will not change, what is the best goal to set for Total Sales? (Gross Margin - Total Sales - Total Expenses) $272,000 B $261,000 $259,000 $266,000