During Heaton Company’s first two years of operations, it reported absorption costing net operating income as follows:   Year 1 Year 2 Sales (@ $61 per unit) $ 1,159,000 $ 1,769,000 Cost of goods sold (@ $38 per unit) 722,000 1,102,000 Gross margin 437,000 667,000 Selling and administrative expenses* 305,000 335,000 Net operating income $ 132,000 $ 332,000 * $3 per unit variable; $248,000 fixed each year. The company’s $38 unit product cost is computed as follows: Direct materials $ 10 Direct labor 8 Variable manufacturing overhead 3 Fixed manufacturing overhead ($408,000 ÷ 24,000 units) 17 Absorption costing unit product cost $ 38 Production and cost data for the first two years of operations are:   Year 1 Year 2 Units produced 24,000 24,000 Units sold 19,000 29,000 Required: Using variable costing, what is the unit product cost for both years? What is the variable costing net operating income in Year 1 and in Year 2? Reconcile the absorption costing and the variable costing net operating income figures for each year.

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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
Sales (@ $61 per unit) $ 1,159,000 $ 1,769,000
Cost of goods sold (@ $38 per unit) 722,000 1,102,000
Gross margin 437,000 667,000
Selling and administrative expenses* 305,000 335,000
Net operating income $ 132,000 $ 332,000

* $3 per unit variable; $248,000 fixed each year.

The company’s $38 unit product cost is computed as follows:

Direct materials $ 10
Direct labor 8
Variable manufacturing overhead 3
Fixed manufacturing overhead ($408,000 ÷ 24,000 units) 17
Absorption costing unit product cost $ 38

Production and cost data for the first two years of operations are:

  Year 1 Year 2
Units produced 24,000 24,000
Units sold 19,000 29,000

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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What is the variable costing net operating income in Year and in Year 2?
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Year 1
Year 2
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Transcribed Image Text:Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 What is the variable costing net operating income in Year and in Year 2? Note: Loss amounts should be indicated with a minus sign. Net operating income (loss) Year 1 Year 2 < Required 1 Required 3 >
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Reconcile the absorption costing and the variable costing net operating income figures for each year.
Note: Enter any losses or deductions as a negative value.
Reconciliation of Variable Costing and Absorption Costing Net Operating Incomes
Year 1
Variable costing net operating income (loss)
Add (deduct) fixed manufacturing overhead deferred in (released from) inventory under
absorption costing
Absorption costing net operating income
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85,000
132,000
Year 2
(85,000)
$ 332,000
Transcribed Image Text:Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Reconcile the absorption costing and the variable costing net operating income figures for each year. Note: Enter any losses or deductions as a negative value. Reconciliation of Variable Costing and Absorption Costing Net Operating Incomes Year 1 Variable costing net operating income (loss) Add (deduct) fixed manufacturing overhead deferred in (released from) inventory under absorption costing Absorption costing net operating income < Required 2 Required 3 $ 85,000 132,000 Year 2 (85,000) $ 332,000
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