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Required information The Foundational 15 [LO6-1, LO6-2, LO6-3, LO6-4, LO6-5] [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Diego Company manufactures one product that is sold for $73 per unit in two geographic regions—the East and West regions. The following information pertains to the company’s first year of operations in which it produced 56,000 units and sold 51,000 units. Variable costs per unit: Manufacturing: Direct materials $ 24 Direct labor $ 16 Variable manufacturing overhead $ 2 Variable selling and administrative $ 3 Fixed costs per year: Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 784,000 Fixed selling and administrative expense $ 672,000 The company sold 38,000 units in the East region and 13,000 units in the West region. It determined that $300,000 of its fixed selling and administrative expense is traceable to the West region, $250,000 is traceable to the East region, and the remaining $122,000 is a common fixed expense. The company will continue to incur the total amount of its fixed manufacturing overhead costs as long as it continues to produce any amount of its only product. Foundational 6-7 7. What is the amount of the difference between the variable costing and absorption costing net operating incomes (losses)?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

The absorption costing method includes all costs related to production, both fixed and variable. The unit product cost is calculated using direct material, direct labor, and total unitary manufacturing overhead.

The variable costing method incorporates all variable production costs (direct material, direct labor, and variable overhead).

Variable costing income statement:

Total unitary variable production cost= (24 + 16 + 2 + 3)= $45

Sales= 73*51,000= 3,723,000

Total variable cost= 51,000*45= (2,295,000)

Contribution margin= 1,428,000

Fixed manufacturing overhead= (784,000)

Fixed selling and administrative expense= (672,000)

Net operating income= (28,000)

Absorption costing income statement:

Unitary production cost= (24 + 16 + 2) + (784,000/56,000)

Unitary production cost= $56

Sales= 73*51,000= 3,723,000

COGS= 51,000*56= (2,856,000)

Gross profit= 867,000

Total selling and administrative= 672,000 + 3*51,000= (825,000)

Net operating income= 42,000

The difference between both methods is the fixed manufacturing overhead allocated in ending inventory.