Houpe Corporation produces and sells a single product. Data concerning that product appear below:
Fixed expenses are $490,000 per month. The company is currently selling 6,000 units per month. Consider each of the following questions independently.
-This question is to be considered independently of all other questions relating to Houpe Corporation.Refer to the original data when answering this question. The marketing manager believes that a $14,000 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 $700
B) increase of $14,700
C) decrease of $14,000
D) decrease of $700

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Houpe Corporation produces and sells a single product. Data concerning that product appear below:
  Fixed expenses are $490,000 per month. The company is currently selling 6,000 units per month. Consider each of the following questions independently.
-This question is to be considered independently of all other questions relating to Houpe Corporation.Refer to the original data when answering this question. The marketing manager believes that a $14,000 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 $700 
B) increase of $14,700 
C) decrease of $14,000 
D) decrease of $700

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11ea7761_186f_e232_81a5_6134b501f5b6_TB2580_00 Overall net operating income will increase by $700

Houpe Corporation Produces and Sells a Single Product