Feather Friends, Incorporated, distributes a high-quality wooden birdhouse that sells for $80 per unit. Variable expenses are $40.00 per unit, and fixed expenses total $160,000 per year. Its operating results for last year were as follows:

Sales	$ 1,920,000
Variable expenses	960,000
Contribution margin	960,000
Fixed expenses	160,000
Net operating income	$ 800,000

Required:

Answer each question independently based on the original data:

1.

The sales manager is convinced that a 10% reduction in the selling price, combined with a $60,000 increase in advertising, would increase this year's unit sales by 25%. If the sales manager is right, what would be this year's net operating income if his ideas are implemented? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

Net operating income (loss)

2.

The sales manager is convinced that a 10% reduction in the selling price, combined with a $60,000 increase in advertising, would increase this year's unit sales by 25%. If the sales manager's ideas are implemented, how much will net operating income increase or decrease over last year? (Negative amounts should be input with a minus sign.)

	Increase (decrease) to net operating income