Exercise 8-24 Difference in Operating Income under Absorption and Variable Costing Bianca Bicycle Company manufactures mountain bikes with a variable cost of $200. The bicycles sell for $350 each. Budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead for the most recent year was $2,200,000. Planned and actual production for the year were the same. Required: State whether operating income is higher under variable or absorption costing and the amount of the difference in reported operating income under the two methods. Treat each condition as an independent case. 1. Production 20,000 units Sales 23,000 units 2. Production 10,000 units Sales 10,000 units 3. Production 11,000 units Sales 9,000 units