In: Accounting
Nascar Motors assembles and sells motor vehicles and uses standard costing. Actual data relating to April and May 2017 are as follows:
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April |
May |
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Unit data: |
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Beginning inventory |
0 |
50 |
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Production |
600 |
525 |
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Sales |
550 |
545 |
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Variable costs: |
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Manufacturing cost per unit produced |
$9,000 |
$9,000 |
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Operating (marketing) cost per unit sold |
4,000 |
4,000 |
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Fixed costs: |
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Manufacturing costs |
$2,250,000 |
$2,250,000 |
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Operating (marketing) costs |
725,000 |
725,000 |
The selling price per vehicle is $29,000. The budgeted level of production used to calculate the budgeted fixed manufacturing cost per unit is 600 units. There are no price, efficiency, or spending variances. Any production-volume variance is written off to the cost of goods sold in the month in which it occurs.
| Prepare April and May 2017 income statements for Nascar Motors under (a) variable costing and (b) absorption costing. |
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2. |
Prepare a numerical reconciliation and explanation of the difference between operating income for each month under variable costing and absorption costing. |