The following income statements were drawn from the annual report of The Western Sales Company.

	Year 2			Year 1
Sales	40,000			40,000
Cost of Goods Sold	(25,000	)		(25,000	)
Gross Margin	15,000			15,000
Operating Expenses	(7,000	)		(9,000	)
Operating Income	8,000			6,000
Gain on the sale of land	0			5,000
Net Income	8,000			11,000

If the trends continue, investors can expect the company's net income for Year 3 to

Group of answer choices

increase

decrease.

stay the same.

move up and down.