Special Order

Pope Company manufactures a variety of hiking boots and has received a special one$-$time$-$only order from a new customer Pope has sufficient idle capacity to accept the special order to manufacture $900$ pairs of boots at a price of $$49\mathrm{.}00$ per pair. Pope's normal selling price is $$65\mathrm{.}00$ per pair of boots. Variable manufacturing costs are $$35\mathrm{.}00$ per pair and fixed manufacturing costs are $$12\mathrm{.}00$ a pair. Pope's variable selling expense for its normal line of boots is $$1,00$ per pair.

What would the effect on Pope's operating income be if the company accepted the special order?

Pope's operating income would

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$x$ if the order was accepted.