Variable Costing Income Statement The following data were adapted from a recent income statement of The Procter \& Gamble Company (PG): a. Based on the data given, prepare a variable costing income statement for Procter \& Gamble, assuming that the company maintained constant inventory levels during the period. b. If Procter \& Gamble reduced its inventories during the period, what impact would that have on the operating income determined under absorption costing? If Procter \& Gamble reduced its inventories during the period, then the cost of products sold would fixed costs allocated to the beginning inventories. Thus, the total fixed costs of products sold on the absorption costing income statement would be , and the operating income would be