In: Accounting
Lynch Company manufactures and sells a single product. The following costs were incurred during the company’s first year of operations:
Variable costs per unit: | ||
Manufacturing: | ||
Direct materials | $ | 12 |
Direct labor | $ | 9 |
Variable manufacturing overhead | $ | 2 |
Variable selling and administrative | $ | 2 |
Fixed costs per year: | ||
Fixed manufacturing overhead | $ | 403,000 |
Fixed selling and administrative | $ | 313,000 |
During the year, the company produced 31,000 units and sold 26,000 units. The selling price of the company’s product is $55 per unit.
Required:
1. Assume that the company uses absorption costing:
a. Compute the unit product cost.
b. Prepare an income statement for the year.
Prepare an income statement for the year. Assume that the company uses absorption costing.
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2. Assume that the company uses variable costing:
a. Compute the unit product cost.
b. Prepare an income statement for the year
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Answer of Part 1–a:
Unit Product Cost = Direct Material + Direct Labor + Variable
Manufacturing Overhead +Fixed Manufacturing Overhead
Unit Product Cost = $12 + $9 + $2 + ($403,000 / 31,000)
Unit Product Cost = $12 + $9 + $2 + $13
Unit Product Cost = $36
Answer of Part 2-a:
Unit Product Cost = Direct Material + Direct Labor + Variable
Manufacturing Overhead
Unit Product Cost = $12 + $9 + $2
Unit Product Cost = $23