Lux Company operates three departments within its store and has the following information.

		Dept A		Dept B		Dept C		Total
Sales revenue		150,000		90,000		60,000		300,000
Variable Costs		90,000		45,000		42,000		177,000
Fixed Costs (Allocated)		50,000		40,000		30,000		120,000
Income (Loss)		10,000		5,000		(12,000)		3,000

If Department C is eliminated, sales in Departments A & B will each decrease by 10% and $25,000 of the fixed costs allocated to Department C can be eliminated.

What is the increase or decrease in the company's net income if Department C is eliminated? If it is a decrease use a negative sign.