Crane Company manufactures dog food for distribution in Washington, Oregon, and California. A dog food distributor from Floridahas approached Crane and offered to purchase 264000 pounds of dog food for $1.40 per pound. Crane can produce 2048000 poundsof dog food per year, and its results for last year are as follows:Sales (1844000 at$1.65)Variable costsContribution marginFixed costsOperating income$3042600O $1392800O $1336400O $2084400O $127040011064001936200814000$1122200If Crane accepts the offer, it will only be able to sell 1784000 pounds of dog food at the regular price due to its capacity constraints.What will Crane's total operating income be next year if it accepts the offer?

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