On January $1,2025,$ total assets for Wininger Technologies were $$135,000$; on December $31,2025,$ total assets were $$158,000.$ On January $1,2025,$ total liabilities were $$111,000$; on December $31,$

$2025,$ total liabilities were $$115,000.$ What is the amount of the change and the direction of the change in Wininger Technologies' stockholders' equity for $2025?$

A$.$ decrease of $$27,000$

B$.$ increase of $$27,000$

c$.$ increase of $$19,000$