Nu tek has sales of $19,700, net income of $3,517, fixed assets of $18,282, current liabilities of $2,940, current assets of $3,018, long-term debt of $7,600, and equity of $10,760. assets, costs, and current liabilities are proportional to sales. long-term debt and equity are not. the company maintains a constant 50 percent dividend payout ratio. next year's sales are projected to increase by 7 percent. what is the amount of external financing needed if the firm is currently operating at full capacity?

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