Whirlpool Profit Falls as Costs Rise  ATLANTA (Reuters) - Appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. &lt;A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=WHR.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"&gt;WHR.N&lt;/A&gt;  on Wednesday said quarterly profit was about flat as it was  pressured by higher raw material and oil costs.