Naumann Corporation produces and sells a single product. Data concerning that product appear below:

	Per Unit	Percent of Sales
Selling price	$ 190	100%
Variable expenses	38	20%
Contribution margin	$ 152	80%

Fixed expenses are $110,000 per month. The company is currently selling 1,400 units per month.

Required:

Management is considering using a new component that would increase the unit variable cost by $48. Since the new component would improve the company's product, the marketing manager predicts that monthly sales would increase by 600 units. What should be the overall effect on the company's monthly net operating income of this change if fixed expenses are unaffected?

Note: Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.