During Heaton Companys first two years of operations, the company reported absorption costing net operating...

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During Heaton Companys first two years of operations, the company reported absorption costing net operating income as follows:

Year 1 Year 2
Sales (@ $63 per unit) $ 1,008,000 $ 1,638,000
Cost of goods sold (@ $32 per unit) 512,000 832,000
Gross margin 496,000 806,000
Selling and administrative expenses* 323,200 353,200
Net operating income $ 172,800 $ 452,800

* $3 per unit variable; $275,200 fixed each year.

The companys $32 unit product cost is computed as follows:

Direct materials $ 5
Direct labor 10
Variable manufacturing overhead 2
Fixed manufacturing overhead ($315,000 21,000 units) 15
Absorption costing unit product cost $ 32

Forty percent of fixed manufacturing overhead consists of wages and salaries; the remainder consists of depreciation charges on production equipment and buildings.

Production and cost data for the two years are:

Year 1 Year 2
Units produced 21,000 21,000
Units sold 16,000 26,000

Required:
1.

Prepare a variable costing contribution format income statement for each year.

Heaton Company
Variable Costing Income Statement
Year 1 Year 2
Variable expenses:
Total variable expenses
Fixed expenses:
Total fixed expenses
Net operating income (loss)

2.

Reconcile the absorption costing and the variable costing net operating income figures for each year. (Losses and deductions should be indicated with a minus sign.

Reconciliation of Variable Costing and Absorption Costing Net Operating Incomes
Year 1 Year 2
Variable costing net operating income (loss)
Add (deduct) fixed manufacturing overhead deferred in (released from) inventory under absorption costing
Absorption costing net operating income (loss)

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