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The comparative financial statements prepared at December 31, 2015, for Prince Company showed the following summarized data:

	2015			2014
Income statement:
Sales revenue	$	191,500	*	$	168,900
Cost of goods sold		113,200			101,700
Gross profit		78,300			67,200
Operating expenses and interest expense		57,700			54,700
Pretax income		20,600			12,500
Income tax		6,180			3,750
Net income	$	14,420		$	8,750
Balance sheet:
Cash	$	4,600		$	6,600
Accounts receivable (net)		15,100			16,300
Inventory		41,400			32,300
Operational assets (net)		46,700			37,600
	$	107,800		$	92,800
Current liabilities (no interest)	$	15,800		$	16,800
Long-term liabilities (10% interest)		44,500			44,500
Common stock (par $5)		29,300			29,300
Retained earnings		18,200			2,200
	$	107,800		$	92,800

*One-third was credit sales.

2.	By what amount did working capital change?