Almond Treats manufactures various types of cereals that feature almonds. Acme Cereal Company has approached Almond Treats with a proposal to sell the company its top selling cereal at a price of $21,161 for 20,000 pounds. The costs shown are associated with production of 20,000 pounds of almond cereal:

Almond Treats cost data

Costs	Amounts
Direct material	$13,534
Direct labor	6,177
Manufacturing overhead	6,572

The manufacturing overhead consists of $2,942 of variable costs with the balance being allocated to fixed costs. If Almond Treats buys the cereal, what is the effect on profit? If the effect is negative, use a dash - not parentheses ( ).