xercise 19-3 Correct answer. Your answer is correct. Barnes Company reports the following operating results for the month of August: sales $320,000 (units 5,000); variable costs $216,000; and fixed costs $70,500. Management is considering the following independent courses of action to increase net income. Compute the net income to be earned under each alternative. 1. Increase selling price by 10% with no change in total variable costs or sales volume. Net income $Entry field with correct answer 65500 2. Reduce variable costs to 56% of sales. Net income $Entry field with correct answer 70300 3. Reduce fixed costs by $22,000. Net income $Entry field with correct answer 55500