The Minton Company has gathered the following information for a unit of its most popular product: Direct materials $ 6 Direct labor 3 Overhead (40% variable) 5 Cost to manufacture 14 Desired markup (50%) 7 Target selling price $ 21 The above cost information is based on 4,000 units. A foreign distributor has offered to buy 1,000 units at a price of $16 per unit. This special order would not disturb regular sales. Variable shipping and other selling expenses would be an additional $1 per unit for the special order. If the special order is accepted, Minton's operating profits will increase by: 23) A) $1,600. B) $4,000. C) $2,000. D) $1,000

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