Question

Maher Corporation, which has only one product, has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations:

Selling price	$	173
Units in beginning inventory		0
Units produced		3,510
Units sold		3,240
Units in ending inventory		270
Variable costs per unit:
Direct materials	$	47
Direct labor	$	56
Variable manufacturing overhead	$	12
Variable selling and administrative expense	$	14
Fixed costs:
Fixed manufacturing overhead	$	108,810
Fixed selling and administrative	$	9,720

Required:

a. What is the unit product cost for the month under variable costing?

b. What is the unit product cost for the month under absorption costing?

c. Prepare a contribution format income statement for the month using variable costing.

d. Prepare an income statement for the month using absorption costing.

e. Reconcile the variable costing and absorption costing net operating incomes for the month.

Answer 1