Lavery company purchased a machine that was installed and placed in service on july 1, year 1 at a cost of $240,000. salvage value was estimated at $40,000. the machine is being depreciated over 10 years by the double declining balance method. for the year ended december 31, year 2, what amount should lavery report as depreciation expense?

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