Alpine Luggage has a capacity to produce 380,000 suitcases per year. The company is currently producing and selling 300,000 units per year at a selling price of $398 per case. The cost of producing and selling one case follows: Variable manufacturing costs Fixed manufacturing costs Variable selling and administrative costs Fixed selling and administrative costs Total costs $161 39 81 19 $ 300 The company has received a special order for 40,000 suitcases at a price of $248 per case. It will not have to pay any sales commission on the special order, so the variable selling and administrative costs would be only $52 per suitcase. The special order would have no effect on total fixed costs. The company has rejected the offer based on the following computations: Selling price per case Variable manufacturing costs Fixed manufacturing costs Variable selling and administrative costs Fixed selling and administrative costs Net profit (loss) per case $ 248 161 39 52 19 $ (23) Required: a. What is the impact on profit for the year if Alpine accepts the special order? (Enter your answers in thousands of dollars. Select option "higher" or "lower", keeping Status Quo as the base. Select "none" if there is no effect.) Sales revenue Variable costs: Manufacturing Selling and administrative Contribution margin Fixed costs Operating profit (All revenues and costs in $000) Status Quo 300,000 Units Alternative 340,000 Units Difference b. Do you agree with the decision to reject the special order? Yes No