O’Brien Company manufactures and sells one product. The following information pertains to each of the company’s first three years of operations: Variable costs per unit:   Manufacturing:   Direct materials $ 26 Direct labor $ 15 Variable manufacturing overhead $ 5 Variable selling and administrative $ 2 Fixed costs per year:   Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 570,000 Fixed selling and administrative expenses $ 140,000 During its first year of operations, O’Brien produced 96,000 units and sold 77,000 units. During its second year of operations, it produced 85,000 units and sold 99,000 units. In its third year, O’Brien produced 87,000 units and sold 82,000 units. The selling price of the company’s product is $79 per unit. 4. Assume the company uses absorption costing and a LIFO inventory flow assumption (LIFO means last-in first-out. In other words, it assumes that the newest units in inventory are sold first): Compute the unit product cost for Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3. Prepare an income statement for Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3 Req 4A Req 4B Prepare an income statement for Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3. Note: Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.

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O’Brien Company manufactures and sells one product. The following information pertains to each of the company’s first three years of operations:

Variable costs per unit:  
Manufacturing:  
Direct materials $ 26
Direct labor $ 15
Variable manufacturing overhead $ 5
Variable selling and administrative $ 2
Fixed costs per year:  
Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 570,000
Fixed selling and administrative expenses $ 140,000

During its first year of operations, O’Brien produced 96,000 units and sold 77,000 units. During its second year of operations, it produced 85,000 units and sold 99,000 units. In its third year, O’Brien produced 87,000 units and sold 82,000 units. The selling price of the company’s product is $79 per unit.

4. Assume the company uses absorption costing and a LIFO inventory flow assumption (LIFO means last-in first-out. In other words, it assumes that the newest units in inventory are sold first):

  1. Compute the unit product cost for Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3.
  2. Prepare an income statement for Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3
  • Req 4A
  • Req 4B

Prepare an income statement for Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3.

Note: Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.

 
 
 
O’Brien Company
Absorption Costing Income Statement
  Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Salesselected answer correct $6,083,000selected answer correct $7,821,000selected answer correct $6,478,000selected answer correct
Cost of goods soldselected answer correct 3,999,380selected answer correct (4,207,560)selected answer incorrect (4,309,900)selected answer incorrect
Gross marginselected answer correct 2,083,620 3,613,440 2,168,100
Selling and administrative expensesselected answer correct $294,000selected answer correct $338,000selected answer correct $304,000selected answer correct
Net operating incomeselected answer correct $1,789,620 $3,275,440 $1,864,100
 

I am trying to determine the Last In first out (LIFO).  I know the two answers that are incorrect have to be broken down, but I am not certain if they should be 80% /20% for Year 2 and Year 3 96% / 4%

 

Year 2  - 99,000 units

Year 3 - 82,000 units 

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