Question

Variable Costing—Sales Exceed Production The beginning inventory is 14,500 units. All of the units that were manufactured during the period and 14,500 units of the beginning inventory were sold. The beginning inventory fixed manufacturing costs are $60 per unit, and variable manufacturing costs are $114 per unit. a. Determine whether variable costing income from operations is less than or greater than absorption costing income from operations. b. Determine the difference in variable costing and absorption costing income from operations. $

Answer 1

Answer:

a. Variable costing income from operations is greater than absorption costing income from operations.

b. $870,000

Explanation:

a. Under Variable costing, only the variable manufacturing costs are apportioned to the units produced.

Cost under Variable costing are;

= 114 * 14,500

= $‭1,653,000‬

Under Absorption Costing, both fixed and variable costs are apportioned to the units produced.

Cost therefore is;

= (114 + 60) * 14,500

= $‭2,523,000‬

Variable costing income from operations is greater than absorption costing income from operations because Absorption costs yields more cost.

b.= Absorption cost - Variable cost

= ‭‭2,523,000‬ - 1,653,000‬

= $870,000

Variable costing income from operation will be $870,000 higher than Absorption costing income from operations.