Arrow Products typically earns a contribution margin ratio of 32 percent and has current fixed costs of $1,640,000. Arrow's general manager is considering spending an additional $100,000 per year to do one of the following: 1. Start a new ad campaign that is expected to increase sales revenue by 4 percent. 2. License a new computerized ordering system that is expected to increase Arrow's contribution margin ratio to 36 percent. Sales revenue for the coming year was initially forecast to equal $6,400,000 (that is, without implementing either of the above options).

Arrow Products typically earns a contribution margin ratio of 32 percent and has current fixed costs of $1,640,000. Arrow's general manager is considering spending an additional $100,000 per year to do one of the following: 1. Start a new ad campaign that is expected to increase sales revenue by 4 percent. 2. License a new computerized ordering system that is expected to increase Arrow's contribution margin ratio to 36 percent. Sales revenue for the coming year was initially forecast to equal $6,400,000 (that is, without implementing either of the above options).

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