Acompany has the following per unit original costs and replacement costs for its inventory. lcm is applied to individual items. part a: 50 units with a cost of $5, and replacement cost of $4.50 part b: 75 units with a cost of $6, and replacement cost of $6.50 part c: 160 units with a cost of $3, and replacement cost of $2.50 under the lower of cost or market method, the total value of this company's ending inventory is:

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