1. Calculate the unit product cost under: a. Absorption costing. b. Variable costing. 2. Calculate variable costing income statements for July and August. 3. Compute the variable costing and absorption costing net operating incomes.

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Denton Company manufactures and sells a single product. Cost data for the product are given:

Variable costs per unit:        
Direct materials     $ 7
Direct labor       10
Variable manufacturing overhead       5
Variable selling and administrative       3
Total variable cost per unit     $ 25
Fixed costs per month:        
Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 315,000
Fixed selling and administrative   245,000
Total fixed cost per month $ 560,000
 

The product sells for $60 per unit. Production and sales data for July and August, the first two months of operations, follow:

Units
Produced
Units
Sold
July 17,500 15,000
August 17,500 20,000

The company’s Accounting Department has prepared the following absorption costing income statements for July and August:

Sales $ 900,000   $ 1,200,000
Cost of goods sold   600,000     800,000
Gross margin   300,000     400,000
Selling and administrative expenses   290,000     305,000
Net operating income $ 10,000   $ 95,000

1. Calculate the unit product cost under:

a. Absorption costing.

b. Variable costing.

2. Calculate variable costing income statements for July and August.

3. Compute the variable costing and absorption costing net operating incomes.

 

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