The following information is for X Company's two products, A and B, last year:

	Product A	Product B
Sales	$ 93,960	$ 89,110
Total variable cost	55,436	48,119
Total fixed costs	32,000	69,760
Profit	$ 6,524	$-28769

Because of the reported loss for Product B, X Company is considering dropping it. Further analysis reveals that $7,880 of Product A's fixed costs and $28,440 of Product B's fixed costs are common costs that the company allocates to the two products.

1. If X Company drops Product B, company profits will change by______?

2. Assume that sales of Product A can be increased by $15,410 if Product B is dropped. What will be the effect of this increase on company profits?