Specifications for a critical part for a DVD player state that the part should weigh between 22 and 26 ounces. The process that produces the parts yields a mean of 24.5 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.85 ounce. The distribution of the weights of the part is normal.

Assume that during a certain production period the variation in the process increased. This means that the process produced:

A: Less discarded parts B: more discarded parts C: No change in expected number of discarded parts.

If in a production month 500,000 of this part are produced, how many are expected to be discarded because of non-compliance to specs?