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Problem 19-1A Variable costing income statement and conversion to absorption costing income (two consecutive years) LO P2, P3

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Dowell Company produces a single product. Its income statements under absorption costing for its first two years of operation follow.

		2018			2019
Sales ($46 per unit)	$	966,000		$	1,886,000
Cost of goods sold ($31 per unit)		651,000			1,271,000
Gross margin		315,000			615,000
Selling and administrative expenses		292,500			342,500
Net income	$	22,500		$	272,500

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1. Sales and production data for these first two years follow.

	2018		2019
Units produced	31,000		31,000
Units sold	21,000		41,000

2. Variable cost per unit and total fixed costs are unchanged during 2018 and 2019. The company's $31 per unit product cost consists of the following.

Direct materials	$	4
Direct labor		8
Variable overhead		9
Fixed overhead ($310,000/31,000 units)		10
Total product cost per unit	$	31

3. Selling and administrative expenses consist of the following.

		2018			2019
Variable selling and administrative expenses ($2.5 per unit)	$	52,500		$	102,500
Fixed selling and administrative expenses		240,000			240,000
Total selling and administrative expenses	$	292,500		$	342,500

Problem 19-1A Part 2

2. Prepare a table as in Exhibit 19.12 to convert variable costing income to absorption costing income for both 2018 and 2019. (Loss amounts should be entered with a minus sign.)

	DOWELL COMPANY Reconciliation of Variable Costing Income to Absorption Costing Income 2018 2019 Variable costing income (loss) Add: Fixed overhead in ending inventory Less: Fixed overhead in beginning inventory Absorption costing income (loss)

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