Marcus, a resident of austin, texas, has found the ideal gift for his wife in celebration of their upcoming wedding anniversary—a $22,000 diamond bracelet. however, marcus is appalled at the prospect of paying the state and local sales tax of $1,815 (combined rate of 8.25 percent). therefore, he asks his aunt, a resident of montana, to purchase the bracelet. the jewelry store lists the aunt as the buyer and ships the bracelet to her, with no sales tax owed on the transaction. prior to the anniversary, marcus receives the bracelet from his aunt. is marcus able to save $1,815 on the present for his wife? what can go wrong?

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