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Forsyth Company manufactures one product, it does not maintain any beginning or ending inventories, and its uses a standard cost system. During the year, the company produced and sold 10,000 units at a price of $144 per unit. Its standard cost per unit produced is $114 and its selling and administrative expenses totaled $239,500. Forsyth does not have any variable manufacturing overhead costs and it recorded the following variances during the year:
Materials price variance | $ | 7,400 | F |
Materials quantity variance | $ | 11,100 | U |
Labor rate variance | $ | 4,400 | U |
Labor efficiency variance | $ | 5,300 | F |
Fixed overhead budget variance | $ | 3,400 | F |
Fixed overhead volume variance | $ | 12,900 | F |
Required:
1. When Forsyth closes its standard cost variances, the cost of goods sold will increase (decrease) by how much?
2. Prepare an income statement for the year.