Earleton Manufacturing Company has $2 billion in sales and $700,000,000 in fixed assets. Currently, the company's fixed assets are operating at 75% of capacity. The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the questions below.     Open spreadsheet   What level of sales could Earleton have obtained if it had been operating at full capacity? Write out your answer completely. Round your answer to the nearest cent. $  fill in the blank 2  If Earleton's sales increase 35%, how large of an increase in fixed assets will the company need to meet

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Earleton Manufacturing Company has $2 billion in sales and $700,000,000 in fixed assets. Currently, the company's fixed assets are operating at 75% of capacity. The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the questions below.

 

 
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  1. What level of sales could Earleton have obtained if it had been operating at full capacity? Write out your answer completely. Round your answer to the nearest cent.

    $  fill in the blank 2 

  2. If Earleton's sales increase 35%, how large of an increase in fixed assets will the company need to meet its target fixed assets/sales ratio? Write out your answer completely. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

    $  fill in the blank 4

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