A Small Business Produces a Single Product and Reports the Following

Multiple Choice

A small business produces a single product and reports the following data:
$$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline \text { Price } & \$ 8.00 & \text { per unit } \\\hline \text { Variable cost } & \$ 5.00 & \text { per unit } \\\hline \text { Fixed cost } & \$ 21,000 & \text { per month } \\\hline \text { Volume } & 10,000 & \text { per month } \\\hline\end{array}$$
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The price is raised to $8.50 per unit, and the volume drops to 9.000 units per month.
Assume other factors remain the same. How would this change affect operating income?

A) It will go up by $500.
B) It will go up by $1,500.
C) It will go down by $2,500.
D) It will stay the same.