Problem 19-1A Variable costing income statement and conversion to absorption costing income (two consecutive years) LO P2, P3

[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Dowell Company produces a single product. Its income statements under absorption costing for its first two years of operation follow.

		2016			2017
Sales ($46 per unit)	$	966,000		$	1,886,000
Cost of goods sold ($31 per unit)		651,000			1,271,000
Gross margin		315,000			615,000
Selling and administrative expenses		287,000			327,000
Net income	$	28,000		$	288,000

Additional Information

Sales and production data for these first two years follow.

	2016		2017
Units produced	31,000		31,000
Units sold	21,000		41,000

Variable cost per unit and total fixed costs are unchanged during 2016 and 2017. The company's $31 per unit product cost consists of the following.

Direct materials	$	5
Direct labor		9
Variable overhead		7
Fixed overhead ($310,000/31,000 units)		10
Total product cost per unit	$	31

Selling and administrative expenses consist of the following.

		2016			2017
Variable selling and administrative expenses ($2 per unit)	$	42,000		$	82,000
Fixed selling and administrative expenses		245,000			245,000
Total selling and administrative expenses	$	287,000		$	327,000

Problem 19-1A Part 1

1. Complete income statements for the company for each of its first two years under variable costing. (Loss amounts should be entered with a minus sign.)

DOWELL Company
Variable Costing Income Statements
	2016	2017
Net income (loss)

2. What are the differences between the absorption costing income and the variable costing income for these two years? (Loss amounts should be entered with a minus sign.)

DOWELL COMPANY
Reconciliation of Variable Costing Income to Absorption Costing Income
	2016	2017
Variable costing income (loss)
Absorption costing income (loss)