Question: 1 . Data concerning Sa Corporation's single product appear below: Per unit Percent of sales Selling price P 1 5 0 1 0 0 %

1. Data concerning Sa Corporation's single product appear below:
Per unit
Percent of sales
Selling price
P
150
100%
Variable expenses
60
40%
Contribution margin
P
90
60%
Fixed expenses are P445,000 per month. The company is currently selling 6,000 units per month. The marketing manager would like to introduce sales commissions as an incentive for the sales staff. The marketing manager has proposed a commission of P9 per unit. In exchange, the sales staff would accept a decrease in their salaries of P43,000 per month. (This is the company's savings for the entire sales staff.) The marketing manager predicts that introducing this sales incentive would increase monthly sales by 100 units. What should be the overall effect on the company's monthly net operating income of this change?
A. decrease of P88,900
B. decrease of P2,900
C. increase of P42,100
D. increase of P537,100

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