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Problem 6-20 (Algo) Variable and Absorption Costing Unit Product Costs and Income Statements; Explanation of Difference...

Problem 6-20 (Algo) Variable and Absorption Costing Unit Product Costs and Income Statements; Explanation of Difference in Net Operating Income [LO6-1, LO6-2, LO6-3]

High Country, Inc., produces and sells many recreational products. The company has just opened a new plant to produce a folding camp cot that will be marketed throughout the United States. The following cost and revenue data relate to May, the first month of the plant’s operation:

Beginning inventory 0
Units produced 44,000
Units sold 39,000
Selling price per unit $ 81
Selling and administrative expenses:
Variable per unit $ 4
Fixed (per month) $ 561,000
Manufacturing costs:
Direct materials cost per unit $ 15
Direct labor cost per unit $ 9
Variable manufacturing overhead cost per unit $ 3
Fixed manufacturing overhead cost (per month) $ 748,000

Management is anxious to assess the profitability of the new camp cot during the month of May.

Required:

1. Assume that the company uses absorption costing.

a. Calculate the unit product cost.

b. Prepare an income statement for May.

2. Assume that the company uses variable costing.

a. Calculate the unit product cost.

b. Prepare a contribution format income statement for May.

Solutions

Expert Solution

1a) Unit product cost under absorption costing
Direct materials 15
direct labor 9
variable MOH 3
Fixed MOH (748000/44,000) 17
unit product cost 44 answer
1b) Absorption costing income statement
sales (39000*81) 3159000
cost of goods sold (39000*44) 1716000
Gross profit 1443000
selling & administrative expense
variable selling&adm expense 156000
fixed selling & adm expense 561,000 717,000
Net income 726,000
2a) unit product cost under variable costing
Direct materials 15
direct labor 9
variable MOH 3
unit product cost under variable costing 27
2b) Contribution format
Sales 3159000
less variable expense
cost of goods sold 1053000
selling and adm expense 156000 1209000
Contribtution margin 1950000
fixed expense
fixed MOH 748,000
Fixed selling & adm expense 561000 1,309,000
Net income 641,000

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