Earleton Manufacturing Company has $2 billion in sales and $696,000,000 in fixed assets. Currently, the company's...

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Earleton Manufacturing Company has $2 billion in sales and $696,000,000 in fixed assets. Currently, the company's fixed assets are operating at 75% of capacity. a. What level of sales could Earleton have obtained if it had been operating at full capacity? Write out your answers completely. For example, 13 million should be entered as 13,000,000. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. $ b. What is Earleton's target fixed assets/sales ratio? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. % c. 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. $ Earleton Manufacturing Company has $2 billion in sales and $696,000,000 in fixed assets. Currently, the company's fixed assets are operating at 75% of capacity. a. What level of sales could Earleton have obtained if it had been operating at full capacity? Write out your answers completely. For example, 13 million should be entered as 13,000,000. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. $ b. What is Earleton's target fixed assets/sales ratio? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. % c. 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. $