In: Accounting
The following costs were incurred for the single product produced during the first year of operations for the Fairfax Manufacturing Company:
Variable costs per unit: | ||
Manufacturing: | ||
Direct materials | $ 11 | |
Direct labor | $ 5 | |
Variable manufacturing overhead | $ 2 | |
Variable selling and administrative | $ 2 | |
Fixed costs per year: | ||
Fixed manufacturing overhead | $ 350,000 | |
Fixed selling and administrative | $ 260,000 | |
During the year, the company produced 35,000 units and sold 25,000 units. The selling price of the company’s product is $46 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.
2. Assume that the company uses variable
costing:
a. Compute the unit product cost.
b. Prepare an income statement for the year.