Sunny Manufacturing is considering extending trade credit to some customers previously considered poor risks. Sales would increaseby $220,000 if credit is extended to these new customers. Of the new accounts receivable generated, 10 percent will prove to beuncollectible. Additional collection costs will be 5 percent of sales, and production and selling costs will be 70 percent of sales.a. Compute the incremental income before taxes.$Incremental income before taxesb. What will the firm's incremental return on sales be if these new credit customers are accepted? (Round the final answer to 2decimal place.)Incremental return on sales%c. If the receivable turnover ratio is 4 to 1, and no other asset buildup is needed to serve the new customers, what will SunnyManufacturing's incremental return on new average investment be? (Do round intermediate calculations. Round the final answer tothe nearest whole percentage.)Incremental return on new average investment%

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