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 | $ 13 | |
Direct labor | $ 7 | |
Variable manufacturing overhead | $ 1 | |
Variable selling and administrative | $ 1 | |
Fixed costs per year: | ||
Fixed manufacturing overhead | $ 288,000 | |
Fixed selling and administrative | $ 198,000 | |
During the year, the company produced 24,000 units and sold 20,000 units. The selling price of the company’s product is $48 per unit.
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.