Wehrs Corporation has received a request for a special order of 9,700 units of product K19 for $47.20 each. The normal selling price of this product is $52.30 each, but the units would need to be modified slightly for the customer. The normal unit product cost of product K19 is computed as follows:

Direct materials$18.00Direct labor7.30Variable manufacturing overhead4.50Fixed manufacturing overhead7.40Unit product cost$37.20

Direct labor is a variable cost. The special order would have no effect on the company's total fixed manufacturing overhead costs. The customer would like some modifications made to product K19 that would increase the variable costs by $6.90 per unit and that would require a one-time investment of $46,700 in special molds that would have no salvage value. This special order would have no effect on the company's other sales. The company has ample spare capacity for producing the special order.

Required:

Determine the effect on the company's total net operating income of accepting the special order.