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Audiophonics Limited manufactures and sells high-quality and durable ear buds for use with personal electronics that are custom moulded to each customers ear. Cost data for the product follow:

Variable costs per unit:
Direct materials $ 12
Direct labour 18
Variable factory overhead 7
Variable selling and administrative 5
Total variable costs per unit $ 42
Fixed costs per month:
Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 162,000
Fixed selling and administrative 145,800
Total fixed cost per month $ 307,800

The product sells for $64 per unit. Production and sales data for May and June, the first two months of operations, are as follows:

Units Produced Units Sold
May 16,200 13,600
June 16,200 18,800

Income statements prepared by the Accounting Department using absorption costing are presented below:

May June
Sales $ 870,400 $ 1,203,200
Cost of goods sold:
Beginning inventory 0 122,200
Add cost of goods manufactured 761,400 761,400
Goods available for sale 761,400 883,600
Less ending inventory 122,200 0
Cost of goods sold 639,200 883,600
Gross margin 231,200 319,600
Selling and administrative expenses 213,800 239,800
Operating income $ 17,400 $ 79,800

Determine the unit product cost under each of the following methods.

a. Absorption costing

b. Variable coasting

2.

Prepare variable costing income statements for May and June using the contribution approach.

May June

Sales

variable expenses:

Variable cost of goods:

1.

2

3

4

5

6

Total variable expenses

7

Fixed expenses

8

9

Total fixed expenses

Operating income(loss)

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