Data for Hermann Corporation are shown below:

	Per Unit				Percent of Sales
Selling price	$	50				100	%
Variable expenses		28				56
Contribution margin	$	22				44	%

Fixed expenses are $70,000 per month and the company is selling 4,000 units per month.

2-a. Refer to the original data. How much will net operating income increase (decrease) per month if the company uses higher-quality components that increase the variable expense by $4 per unit and increase unit sales by 25%.

2-b. Should the higher-quality components be used?