Question

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

Variable costs per unit:
Manufacturing:
Direct materials	$	29
Direct labor	$	15
Variable manufacturing overhead	$	3
Variable selling and administrative	$	2
Fixed costs per year:
Fixed manufacturing overhead	$	320,000
Fixed selling and administrative expenses	$	70,000

During its first year of operations, Walsh produced 50,000 units and sold 40,000 units. During its second year of operations, it produced 40,000 units and sold 50,000 units. The selling price of the company’s product is $54 per unit.

Required:

1. Assume the company uses variable costing:

a. Compute the unit product cost for Year 1 and Year 2.

b. Prepare an income statement for Year 1 and Year 2.

2. Assume the company uses absorption costing:

a. Compute the unit product cost for Year 1 and Year 2.

b. Prepare an income statement for Year 1 and Year 2.

3. Reconcile the difference between variable costing and absorption costing net operating income in Year 1.

Require 1a.

Assume the company uses variable costing. Compute the unit product cost for year 1 and year 2.

	Year 1 Year 2 Unit product cost

Required 1b.

Assume the company uses variable costing. Prepare an income statement for Year 1 and Year 2.

	Walsh Company Income Statement Year 1 Year 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Net operating income (loss) $0 $0

Required 2a.

Assume the company uses absorption costing. Compute the unit product cost for Year 1 and Year 2. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

	Year 1 Year 2 Unit product cost

Required 2b.

Assume the company uses absorption costing. Prepare an income statement for Year 1 and Year 2. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)

	Walsh Company Income Statement Year 1 Year 2    $0 $0

Require 3.

Reconcile the difference between variable costing and absorption costing net operating income in Year 1. (Enter any losses or deductions as a negative value.)

	Year 1 Year 2 Variable costing net operating income (loss) Absorption costing net operating income (loss)

Answer 1