Summarized data for 2016 (the first year of operations) for Trenton Products, Inc., are as follows:

Required

a. Prepare an income statement based on full absorption costing.

b. Prepare an income statement based on variable costing.

c. Assume that you must decide quickly whether to accept a special one-time order for 1,000 units for $28 per unit. Which income statement presents the most relevant data? Determine the apparent profit or loss on the special order based solely on these data.

d. If the ending inventory is destroyed by fire, which costing approach would you use as a basis for filing an insurance claim for the fire loss? Why?

Sales (200,000 units) ..... Production costs (210,000 units): Direct material. Direct labor. Manufacturing overhead: Variable. Fixed. Operating expenses: Variable... Fixed..... $8,000,000 2,100,000 1,680,000 1,260,000 1,050,000 560,000 640,000