Lusk Company produces and sells 15,500 units of Product X each month. The selling price of Product X is $25 per unit, and variable expenses are $19 per unit. A study has been made concerning whether Product X should be discontinued. The study shows that $74,000 of the $105,000 in fixed expenses charged to Product X would continue even if the product was discontinued.

These data indicate that if Product X is discontinued, the company's overall net operating income would:

decrease by $62,000 per month

decrease by $43,000 per month

increase by $43,000 per month

increase by $12,000 per month