During Heaton Companys first two years of operations, it reported absorption costing net operating income as follows:
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During Heaton Company’s first two years of operations, it reported absorption costing net operating income as follows:
Year 1 | Year 2 | |
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Sales (@ $61 per unit) | $ 1,098,000 | $ 1,708,000 |
Cost of goods sold (@ $37 per unit) | 666,000 | 1,036,000 |
Gross margin | 432,000 | 672,000 |
Selling and administrative expenses* | 307,000 | 337,000 |
Net operating income | $ 125,000 | $ 335,000 |
* $3 per unit variable; $253,000 fixed each year.
The company’s $37 unit product cost is computed as follows:
Direct materials | $ 8 |
---|---|
Direct labor | 13 |
Variable manufacturing overhead | 4 |
Fixed manufacturing overhead ($276,000 ÷ 23,000 units) | 12 |
Absorption costing unit product cost | $ 37 |
Production and cost data for the first two years of operations are:
Year 1 | Year 2 | |
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Units produced | 23,000 | 23,000 |
Units sold | 18,000 | 28,000 |
Required:
1. Using variable costing, what is the unit product cost for both years?
2. What is the variable costing net operating income in Year 1 and in Year 2?
3. Reconcile the absorption costing and the variable costing net operating income figures for each year.
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