In: Accounting
Frigid Motors Inc. assembles and sells snowmobile engines. The company began operations on July 1, 2016, and operated at 100% of capacity during the first month. The following data summarize the results for July:
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 Sales (33,000 units)  | 
 $8,250,000.00  | 
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 Production costs (40,500 units):  | 
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 3  | 
 Direct materials  | 
 $3,240,000.00  | 
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 4  | 
 Direct labor  | 
 1,822,500.00  | 
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 Variable factory overhead  | 
 1,012,500.00  | 
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 6  | 
 Fixed factory overhead  | 
 607,500.00  | 
 6,682,500.00  | 
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 Selling and administrative expenses:  | 
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 Variable selling and administrative expenses  | 
 $1,160,000.00  | 
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 9  | 
 Fixed selling and administrative expenses  | 
 230,000.00  | 
 1,390,000.00  | 
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| A. | Prepare an income statement according to the absorption costing concept.* | ||
| B. | Prepare an income statement according to the variable costing concept. A colon (:) will automatically appear if it is required.* | ||
| C. | What is the reason for the difference in the amount of income
from operations reported in (A) and (B)?
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