Problem 8-35A (Part Level Submission) The Daniels Tool & Die Corporation...

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Problem 8-35A (Part Level Submission)

The Daniels Tool & Die Corporation has been in existence for a little over three years. The companys sales have been increasing each year as it builds a reputation. The company manufactures dies to its customers specifications and therefore uses a job-order cost system. Factory overhead is applied to the jobs based on direct labour hoursthe absorption-costing (full) method. Overapplied or underapplied overhead is treated as an adjustment to Cost of Goods Sold. The companys income statements and other data for the last two years are as follows:
DANIELS TOOL & DIE CORPORATION 20152016 Comparative Income Statements
2015 2016
Sales $832,800 $1,015,100
Cost of goods sold
Finished goods, January 1 24,100 17,900
Cost of goods manufactured 545,100 656,200
Total available 569,200 674,100
Finished goods, December 31 17,900 13,300
Cost of goods sold before overhead adjustment 551,300 660,800
Underapplied factory overhead 35,600 14,100
Cost of goods sold 586,900 674,900
Gross profit 245,900 340,200
Selling expenses 81,400 94,700
Administrative expenses 69,900 74,500
Total operating expenses 151,300 169,200
Operating income $94,600 $171,000
Daniels Tool & Die Corporation Inventory Balances
January 1, 2015 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2016
Raw material $21,500 $29,100 $11,000
Work in process $40,000 $47,300 $63,000
Direct labour hours (used in WIP) 1,320 1,670 2,120
Finished goods $24,100 $17,900 $13,300
Direct labour hours (used in FG) 1,520 1,090 820
Daniels used the same predetermined overhead rate in applying overhead to its production orders in both 2015 and 2016. The rate was based on the following estimates:
Fixed factory overhead $24,870
Variable factory overhead $154,194
Direct labour hours (used in WIP) 24,870
Direct labour costs (used in FG) $149,220
In 2015 and 2016, the actual direct labour hours used were 20,300 and 23,100, respectively. Raw materials put into production were $291,900 in 2015 and $370,200 in 2016. The actual fixed overhead was $42,300 for 2015 and $33,980 for 2016, and the planned direct labour rate was the direct labour achieved. For both years, all of the administrative costs were fixed. The variable portion of the selling expenses results from a 5% commission that is paid as a percentage of the sales revenue.

Daniels Tools & Die Corporation Variable Costing Income Statement For the year ended December 31, 2016

Sales

$

1015100

Less

:

Variable costs

Variable cost of goods sold

$

641100

Sales commissions

50755

Total variable costs

691855

Contribution margin

323245

Less

:

Fixed costs

Fixed manufacturing overhead

33980

Fixed selling and administrative expenses

118445

Total fixed costs

152425

Operating income

$

170820

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*(B)

Reconcile the difference in operating income between Daniels Tool & Die Corporations 2016 absorption-costing income statement and the revised 2016 income statement prepared under variable costing. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275.)
Variable costing operating income $

FMOH deferred in work in process Inventory

FMOH released from finished goods inventory

Absorption costing operating income $

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