Alpine Luggage has a capacity to produce 400,000 suitcases per year. The company is currently producing and selling 320,000 units per year at a selling price of $401 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 $162 40 82 18 $ 302 The company has received a special order for 40,000 suitcases at a price of $249 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 $50 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 $ 249 162 40 50 18 $ (21) 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.) (All revenues and costs in $000) Status Quo Alternative 320,000 Units 360,000 Units $ 128,320 Difference Sales revenue Variable costs: Manufacturing Selling and administrative Contribution margin Fixed costs Operating profit 51,840 26,240 50,240 $