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Altoona Valve Company’s planned production for the year just ended was 18,300 units. This production level was achieved, and 20,500 units were sold. Other data follow: |
Direct material used | $ | 549,000 | |
Direct labor incurred | 287,310 | ||
Fixed manufacturing overhead | 373,320 | ||
Variable manufacturing overhead | 177,510 | ||
Fixed selling and administrative expenses | 307,440 | ||
Variable selling and administrative expenses | 92,415 | ||
Finished-goods inventory, January 1 | 3,100 | units | |
The cost per unit remained the same in the current year as in the previous year. There were no work-in-process inventories at the beginning or end of the year. |
Required: |
1. |
What would be Altoona Valve Company’s finished-goods inventory cost on December 31 under the variable-costing method? (Do not round your intermediate calculations.) |
Finished-goods inventory cost |
2-a. |
Which costing method, absorption or variable costing, would show a higher operating income for the year? |
Variable costing Absorption costing |
2-b. | By what amount? (Do not round your intermediate calculations.) |
Difference in reported income