Sky High Seats manufactures seats for airplanes. The company has the capacity to produce 100,000 seats per year, but currently produces and sells 75,000 seats per year. The following information relates to the current production of the product: Sale price per unit$430Variable costs per unit: Manufacturing$240Marketing and administrative$60Total fixed costs: Manufacturing$800,000Marketing and administrative$210,000If a special sales order is accepted for 7,200 seats at a price of $390 per unit, and fixed costs remainunchanged, how would operating income be affected? (NOTE: Assume regular sales are not affected by the special order.)

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Sky High Seats manufactures seats for airplanes. The company has the capacity to produce 100,000 seats per year, but currently produces and sells 75,000 seats per year. The following information relates to the current production of the product:

Sale price per unit	$430
Variable costs per unit:
Manufacturing	$240
Marketing and administrative	$60
Total fixed costs:
Manufacturing	$800,000
Marketing and administrative	$210,000

If a special sales order is accepted for 7,200 seats at a price of $390 per unit, and fixed costs remainunchanged, how would operating income be affected? (NOTE: Assume regular sales are not affected by the special order.)

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