Luna Company makes special equipment used in cell towers.Each unit sells for $400.Luna produces and sells 12,600 units per year.They have provided the following income statement data:

\begin{array}{|l|r|l|r|}\hline \text { Traditional Format } & & \text { Contribution Format } & \\\hline \text { Revenue } & \$ 5,040,000 &\text { Revenue } & \$ 5,040,000 \\\hline \text { Cost of goods sold } & 3,000,000 & \text { Variable costs: } & \\\hline \text { Gross profit } & 2,040,000 & \text { Manufacturing } & 1,000,000 \\\hline \text { Selling \& admin, expenses } & 550,000 & \text { Selling \& admin. } & 300,000 \\\hline & & \text { Contribution margin } & 3,740,000 \\\hline & & \text { Fixed costs: } & \\\hline & & \text { Manufacturing } & 2,000,000\\ \hline & & \text { Selling \& admin. } & 250,000 \\\hline\text { Operating income } & \$ 1,490,000& \text { Operating income } & \$ 1,490,000\\\hline\end{array}

A foreign company has offered to buy 75 units for a reduced sales price of $350 per unit.The marketing manager says the sale will not affect the company's regular sales.The sales manager says that this sale will require variable selling and administrative costs.The production manager reports that there is plenty of excess capacity to accommodate the deal without requiring any additional fixed costs.If Luna accepts the deal,how will this impact operating income? (Round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent,and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)
A) Operating income will increase by $18,512.
B) Operating income will decrease by $18,512.
C) Operating income will increase by $26,250.
D) Operating income will decrease by $26,250.

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