Winters Company Is Considering Accepting a Special Order

Multiple Choice

Winters Company is considering accepting a special order. Based on 10,000 units, the following costs are incurred by Winters: direct materials of $5, direct labor of $10, variable overhead of $8, and fixed overhead of $6. The wholesaler requesting the special order wants to only pay $25 for 2,000 units when the normal retail unit selling price is $50. If Winters accepts the special order, assuming it has sufficient capacity to fill the order, what amount of differential operating income (loss) would it recognize?

A) ($6,000)
B) $4,000
C) $20,000
D) $24,000