Problem 5-19 Variable Costing Income Statement; Reconciliation [LO5-2, LO5-3]

During Heaton Companys first two years of operations, the company reported absorption costing net operating income as follows:

	Year 1				Year 2
Sales (@ $63 per unit)	$	1,008,000			$	1,638,000
Cost of goods sold (@ $32 per unit)		512,000				832,000
Gross margin		496,000				806,000
Selling and administrative expenses*		294,000				324,000
Net operating income	$	202,000			$	482,000

* $3 per unit variable; $246,000 fixed each year.

The companys $32 unit product cost is computed as follows:

Direct materials	$	8
Direct labor		10
Variable manufacturing overhead		3
Fixed manufacturing overhead ($231,000 21,000 units)		11
Absorption costing unit product cost	$	32

Forty percent of fixed manufacturing overhead consists of wages and salaries; the remainder consists of depreciation charges on production equipment and buildings.

Production and cost data for the two years are:

	Year 1				Year 2
Units produced		21,000				21,000
Units sold		16,000				26,000

Required:

1. Prepare a variable costing contribution format income statement for each year.

2. Reconcile the absorption costing and the variable costing net operating income figures for each year.

2. Reconcile the absorption costing and the variable costing net operating income figures for each year.

Problem 5-19 Variable Costing Income Statement; Reconciliation [LO5-2, L05-3] During Heaton Company's first two years of operations, the company reported absorption costing net operating income as follows: $ Sales @ $63 per unit) Cost of goods sold (@ $32 per unit) Gross margin Selling and administrative expenses* Net operating income Year 1 $1,008,000 512,000 496,000 294,000 $ 202,000 Year 2 1,638,000 832,000 806,000 324,000 $ 482.000 *$3 per unit variable; $246,000 fixed each year. The company's $32 unit product cost is computed as follows: $ 8 Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead ($231,000 - 21,000 units) Absorption costing unit product cost $ 32 Forty percent of fixed manufacturing overhead consists of wages and salaries; the remainder consists of depreciation charges on production equipment and buildings. Production and cost data for the two years are: Units produced Units sold Year 1 21,000 16,000 Year 2 21,000 26,000 Required: 1. Prepare a variable costing contribution format income statement for each year. Heaton Company Variable Costing Income Statement Year 1 Year 2 Variable expenses: Total variable expenses Fixed expenses: 0 0 Total fixed expenses Net operating income (loss) $ 0 $ 0 2. Reconcile the absorption costing and the variable costing net operating income figures for each year. Reconciliation of Variable Costing and Absorption Costing Net Operating Incomes (Losses) Year 1 Year 2 Variable costing net operating income (loss) Add (deduct) fixed manufacturing overhead deferred in (released from) inventory under absorption costing Absorption costing net operating income (loss) $ 0 $