Sid Maxwell is the head of legal affairs at Hudson Inc., an American toy manufacturer. A. Hudson's signature toy, the Witty Parakeet, includes an embedded software program that allows the bird to interact with children. B. Hudson is currently planning to expand its market in Asia but Sid is concerned about reports of software piracy in the region.

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