Your Corporation produces and sells a single product. The selling price is $140 per unit. The contribution margin is $98 per unit. Fixed expenses are $147,000 per month. The company is currently selling 2,000 units per month. The marketing manager would like to introduce sales commissions as an incentive for the sales staff. The marketing manager has proposed a commission of $13 per unit. In exchange, the sales staff salaries would decrease by $22,000 per month. (This is the company's savings for the entire sales staff.) The marketing manager predicts that introducing this sales incentive would increase monthly sales by 600 units. What would the company's monthly net operating income be after this change?

Your Corporation produces and sells a single product. The selling price is $140 per unit. The contribution margin is $98 per unit. Fixed expenses are $147,000 per month. The company is currently selling 2,000 units per month. The marketing manager would like to introduce sales commissions as an incentive for the sales staff. The marketing manager has proposed a commission of $13 per unit. In exchange, the sales staff salaries would decrease by $22,000 per month. (This is the company's savings for the entire sales staff.) The marketing manager predicts that introducing this sales incentive would increase monthly sales by 600 units. What would the company's monthly net operating income be after this change?

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