Shortening the credit period A firm is contemplating shortening its credit period from 30 to 20 days and believes that, as a result of this change, its average collection period will decline from 34 to 27 days. Bad-debt expenses are expected to decrease from 1.6% to 0.9% of sales. The firm is currently selling 12,000 units but believes that as a result of the proposed change, sales will decline to 9,900 units. The sale price per unit is $55, and the variable cost per unit is $43. The firm has a required return on equal-risk investments of 25.9%. Evaluate this decision, and make a recommendation to the firm. (Note: Assume a 365-day year.) The reduction in profit contribution from a decline in sales is $ . (Round to the nearest dollar. Enter as a negative number.)