Answer:
d. $429,000
Explanation:
This can be obtained by preparing an income statement under variable costing. The income statement under variable costing deduct variable costs from the sales revenue to obtain contribution margin firs before deducting fixed costs in order to obtain net income. The income statement under variable costing can therefore be prepared as follows:
Fields Cutlery
Income Statement (Variable Costing)
For the Year End
<u>Particulars $ </u>
Sales (23,000 × $45) 1,035,000
Variable cost:
Direct materials ($12 * 23,000) (276,000)
Direct labor ($3 * 23,000) (69,000)
Variable Overhead ($2 * 23,000) (46,000)
Selling $ admin exp (60% * $115,000) <u> (69,000) </u>
Contribution margin 575,000
Fixed cost:
Fixed overhead ($5 * 20,000) (100,000)
Selling $ admin exp (40% * $115,000) <u> (46,000) </u>
Net income <u> 429,000 </u>
Note:
1. The variable cost is computed using the 23,000 units sold because the variable cost of the opening 3,000 units from the previous year has to be added to the variable cost of the 20,000 units produced this year. This is to obtain the total variable costs for the 23,000 units sold since variable cost varies with units.
2. The Fixed overhead is computed using the 20,000 units produced this year. This is because the total fixed cost does not change as units of production changes. The Fixed overhead of $5 per unit was actually arrived at by dividing $100,000 by 20,000 units. This Fixed overhead was also $100,000 previous year as it remains constant every year.
