Alpine Luggage has a capacity to produce 420,000 suitcases per year. The company is currently producing and selling 340,000 units per year at a selling price of $399 per case. The cost of producing and selling one case follows:

Variable manufacturing costs	$	157
Fixed manufacturing costs		40
Variable selling and administrative costs		84
Fixed selling and administrative costs		21
Total costs	$	302

The company has received a special order for 20,000 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 $51 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	$	249
Variable manufacturing costs		157
Fixed manufacturing costs		40
Variable selling and administrative costs		51
Fixed selling and administrative costs		21
Net profit (loss) per case	$	(20	)

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 costs in $000) Status Quo Alternative 340,000 Units 360,000 Units Difference Sales revenue Variable costs Manufacturing Selling and administrative Contribution margin Fixed costs Operating profit b. Do you agree with the decision to reject the special order? No