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Shock Company manufactures computer monitors. The following is a summary of its basic cost and revenue data:
Per Unit Percent
Sales price $ 600 100
Variable costs 390 65
Unit contribution margin $ 210 35
Assume that Shock Company is currently selling 672 computer monitors per month and monthly fixed costs are $128,000.
If an $20,160 increase in the advertising budget would increase monthly sales by $75,000, the new level of operating income (πB) for Shock Company would be: (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
Multiple Choice
$15,210.
$17,210.
$20,210.
$19,210.
$13,120.
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