Horton Manufacturing Incorporated $($HMI$)$ is suffering from the effects of increased local and global competition for its main product, a lawn mower that is sold in discount stores throughout the United States. The following table shows the results of HMI$$s operations for $2019$:

Sales $(15,500$ units @ $$84)$ $ $1,302,000$

Variable costs $(15,500$ @ $$63)976,500$

Contribution margin $ $325,500$

Fixed costs $359,100$

Operating profit $($loss$)$ $ $(33,600)$

Required:

Refer to the original data. The vice president in charge of sales feels that a $10\%$ reduction in price in combination with a $$54,000$ increase in advertising will cause unit sales to increases by $25\%.$ What effect would this strategy have on operating profit $($loss$)?$