The management of marigold inc. was discussing whether certain equipment should be written off as a charge to current operations because of obsolescence. this equipment has a cost of $936,000 with depreciation to date of $416,000 as of december 31, 2020. on december 31, 2020, management projected its future net cash flows from this equipment to be $312,000 and its fair value to be $239,200. the company intends to use this equipment in the future.

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