Data Concerning Massing Corporation's Single Product Appear Below: the Company

question 63

Multiple Choice

Data concerning Massing Corporation's single product appear below: The company is currently selling 9,000 units per month.Fixed expenses are $837,000 per month.The marketing manager believes that a $16,000 increase in the monthly advertising budget would result in a 150 unit increase in monthly sales.What should be the overall effect on the company's monthly net operating income of this change?

• A)increase of $1,250
• B)decrease of $16,000
• C)decrease of $1,250
• D)increase of $17,250

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