Exercise 7.3 Reconciliation of Absorption and Variable Costing Net Operating Incomes [LO7-3) [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Jorgansen Lighting, Inc, manufactures heavy-duty street lighting systems for municipalities. The company uses variable. costing for internal management reports and absorption costing for external reports to shareholders, creditors, and the government. The compony has provided the following data: The company's fixed manufacturing overhead per unit was constant at $500 for all three years. Exercise 7.3 Part 2 2. Assume in Year 4 that the company's variable costing net operating income was $260,000 and its absorption costing net operating incorne was $270,000. a. Did inventories increase or decrease during Year 4 ? Increase Decrease b. How much fixed manufacturing overhead cost was delerred or released from inventory during Year 4