Charlie is trying hard to lose his "spare tire" before his wedding. he has two months to get ready for the event. he decides to go about his weight loss systemically. the first week, charlie exercises vigorously. the second week, he gives up meat. the third week he drinks large amounts of water. the fourth week, he eats just bananas. he continues to vary his approach each week. at the end of his eight-week experiment, he concludes that his best weight loss comes from exercise. identify the independent and dependent variables in this scenario.

Required: 1-a. the marketing manager argues that a $5,000 increase in the monthly advertising budget would increase monthly sales by $9,000. calculate the increase or decrease in net operating income. 1-b. should the advertising budget be increased ? yes no hintsreferencesebook & resources hint #1 check my work 8.value: 1.00 pointsrequired information 2-a. refer to the original data. management is considering using higher-quality components that would increase the variable expense by $2 per unit. the marketing manager believes that the higher-quality product would increase sales by 10% per month. calculate the change in total contribution margin. 2-b. should the higher-quality components be used? yes no