EXERCISE 6-9 Variable and Absorption Costing Unit Product Costs and Income Statements [LO1,LO2,LO3] Walsh Company manufactures and sells one product. The following information pertains to eaci of the company's first two years of operations: During its first year of operations, Walsh produced 50,000 units and sold 40,000 units. Duning is second year of operations, it produced 40,000 units and sold 50,000 units. The selling price of the company's product is $60 per unit. Required: 1. Assume the company uses variable costing: a. Compute the unit product cost for Year 1 and Year 2. b. Prepare an income statement for Year 1 and Year 2 . 2. Assume the company uses absorption costing: a. Compute the unit product cost for Year 1 and Year 2 . 3. Explain the difference between variable costing and absorption costing net operating inaror 1 and in Year 1. Also, explain why the two net operating income figures differ in Year 2