Question: Absorption Costing and Variable Costing Roessler Scandinavia is a new division of Roessler International. The division manufactures spangles in a single manufacturing facility. Following is

Absorption Costing and Variable Costing Roessler Scandinavia is a new division of Roessler International. The division manufactures spangles in a single manufacturing facility. Following is pertinent data for 2005, its first year of operations (hence, there is no beginning inventory). Annual factory capacity (in units): 300,000 Units manufactured in 2005: 240,000 Sales demand: 180,000 Variable manufacturing cost per unit: $12 Fixed manufacturing overhead costs: $1,450,000 Variable non-manufacturing costs per unit: $3 (this is a sales commission) Fixed non-manufacturing costs: $110,000 Sales price per unit: $ 30 The sales demand, per-unit sales price, per-unit variable manufacturing cost, per-unit sales commission, and total fixed non-manufacturing costs are all expected to remain unchanged in 2006 from 2005. Fixed manufacturing overhead costs are expected to increase by 10%.

Required:

Calculate 2005 income and projected 2006 income under Absorption Costing, under each of the following sets of assumptions:

c) The company accounts for inventory using LIFO, allocates fixed manufacturing overhead costs based on units produced, manufactures enough units in 2006 to plan for 90,000 units in ending inventory at the end of the year.

d) The company accounts for inventory using LIFO, allocates fixed manufacturing overhead costs based on units produced, manufactures at capacity in 2006

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