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Changes in Variable Costs, Fixed Costs, Selling Price, and VolumeData for Herron Corporati...

Changes in Variable Costs, Fixed Costs, Selling Price, and Volume

Data for Herron Corporation are shown below:

 

Per Unit

Percent of Sales

Selling price

$75

100%

Variable expenses

45

60%

Contribution margin

$30

40%

Fixed expenses are$75.000 per month and the company is selling 3,000 units per month.

Required:

1. The marketing manager believes that an $.8000 increase in the monthly advertising budget would increase monthly sales by.$15,000. Should the advertising budget be increased?

2. Refer to the original data. Management is considering using higher-quality components that would increase the variable Cost by $3 per unit. The marketing manager believes that the higher-quality product would increase sales by 15 % per month. Should the higher-quality components be used?

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