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Frances Manufacturing makes a product with total unit manufacturing costs of $64, of which $36 is variable. No units were on hand at the beginning of 2015. During 2015 and 2016, the only product manufactured was sold for $96 per unit, and the cost structure did not change. Frances uses the first-in, first-out inventory method and has the following production and sales for 2015 and 2016:
Units Manufactured |
Units Sold |
|
2015 |
100,000 |
70,000 |
2016 |
100,000 |
120,000 |
a) Gross Profit using Absorption Costing:
Income statement (Absorption Costing) | 2015 | 2016 | ||
Sales | 6720000 | 11520000 | ||
Less: Cost of goods sold | 4480000 | 7680000 | ||
Opening | 0 | 1920000 | ||
Add: Units Manuf. | 6400000 | 6400000 | ||
Less: Closing Inventory | 1920000 | 640000 | ||
Gross Margin | 2240000 | 3840000 |
b) Gross Profit using Variable Costing:
Income statement (Variable Costing) | 2015 | 2016 | ||
Sales | 6720000 | 11520000 | ||
Less: Cost of goods sold | 2520000 | 4320000 | ||
Opening | 0 | 1080000 | ||
Add: Units Manuf. | 3600000 | 3600000 | ||
Less: Closing | 1080000 | 360000 | ||
Contribution Margin | 4200000 | 7200000 |
Working Notes:
2015 | 2016 | |
Units Produced | 100000 | 100000 |
Units Sold | 70000 | 120000 |
Cost per Unit under Variable costing | 36 | 36 |
Cost per Unit under Absorption costing | 64 | 64 |
(Variable cost + Fixed prod cost/Units producted) | ||
Ending Inventory using Variable costing | 1080000 | 360000 |
(Closing Inventory*Cost per unit under variable costing) | ||
Ending Inventory using Absorption costing | 1920000 | 640000 |
(Closing Inventory*Cost per unit under variable costing) | ||
Calculation of closing inventory: | ||
Opening | 0 | 30000 |
Add) Produced | 100000 | 100000 |
Less) sold | 70000 | 120000 |
Closing | 30000 | 10000 |