Question: Tech Helpers Company prepares a variable costing income statement for internal management and an absorption costing income statement for its bank. Tech Helpers provides a
Tech Helpers Company prepares a variable costing income statement for internal management and an absorption costing income statement for its bank. Tech Helpers provides a personal computer maintenance service that is sold for \($100.\) The variable and fixed cost data are as follows:

During 2015, 4,000 service contracts were started and 5,000 service contracts were completed. At the beginning of 2016, Tech Helpers had 1,000 service contracts in process at a per-unit cost of \($90\) in beginning work-in-process inventory.
Required
a. Calculate reported income for management.
b. Calculate reported income for the bank.
c. Reconcile the two income amounts.
Direct labor.. Overhead: Variable cost per unit $ 25.00 $ 5.00 Fixed cost... Marketing, general, and administrative: Variable cost (per service contract completed) Fixed cost (per month)... $240,000 $ 5.00 $ 20,000
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