Against the will of Rally Corporation's management, Buoy Corporation offers Rally's shareholders 2 shares of Buoy common stock for each share of Rally common and 50 shares of Buoy common for each share of Rally preferred. The results of a hostile takeover yield Buoy 85% of Rally common stock and 100% of the preferred. The only stock it did not obtain was that owned by management. This transaction qualifies as a(n):

Data for hermann corporation are shown below: per unit percent of sales selling price $ 125 100 % variable expenses 80 64 contribution margin $ 45 36 % fixed expenses are $85,000 per month and the company is selling 2,700 units per month. required: 1-a. how much will net operating income increase (decrease) per month if the monthly advertising budget increases by $9,000 and monthly sales increase by $20,000? 1-b. should the advertising budget be increased?