Merline Manufacturing makes its product for $65 per unit and sells it for $149 per...

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Merline Manufacturing makes its product for $65 per unit and sells it for $149 per unit. The sales staff receives a 10% commission on the sale of each unit. Its December income statement follows. MERLINE MANUFACTURING Income Statement For Month Ended December 31, 2017 Sales Cost of goods sold Gross profit Operating expenses $1,490,000 650,000 840,000 Sales commissions (108) Advertising Store rent Administrative salaries Depreciation-Office equipment Other expenses Total expenses 149,000 238,000 25,900 49,500 59,500 13,900 535,800 $ 304,200 Net income Management expects December's results to be repeated in January, February, and March of 2018 without any changes in strategy Management, however, has an alternative plan. It believes that unit sales will increase at a rate of 10% each month for the next three months (beginning with January) if the item's selling price is reduced to $134 per unit and advertising expenses are increased by 25% and remain at that level for all three months. The cost of its product will remain at $65 per unit, the sales staff will continue to earn a 10% commission, and the remaining expenses will stay the same Required Prepare budgeted income statements for each of the months of January, February, and March that show the expected results from implementing the proposed changes. (Enter your final answers in whole dollars.)

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