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Start Me Up Inc. manufactures a caffeinated energy drink that sells for $4.80 each. The results for its first year of operations appear in the table below:
| Projections | |||
| Number of drinks produced | 56,500 | ||
| Number of drinks sold | 47,700 | ||
| Direct materials per drink | $ | 0.73 | |
| Direct labor per drink | $ | 0.43 | |
| Variable manufacturing overhead per drink | $ | 0.33 | |
| Total fixed manufacturing overhead | $ | 43,505 | |
| Total fixed selling and administrative costs | $ | 59,000 | |
Required:
1. Compute the operating income for the first year under full costing.
2. Compute the operating income for the first year under variable costing.