Question

Fleet, Inc. manufactured 700 units of Product A, a new product, in 20Xl. Product Xs variable and fixed manufacturing costs per unit were $6.00 and $2.00, respectively. The inventory of Product A on December 31, 20Xl consisted of 100 units. There was no inventory of Product A on January 1, 20Xl. Required: What would be the change in the dollar amount of inventory on December 31, 20Xl if the variable costing method was used instead of the absorption costing method

Answer 1

Answer:

The change in the dollar amount of inventory is $200 due to change in the inventory costing method.

Explanation:

The variable cost per unit is $6.00 while the fixed cost per unit is $2.00

Variable cost per unit = $6.00

Absorption cost pet units = $8.00

Total cost under absorption costing = Absorption cost per unit / number of units in ending inventory

Total absorption cost = $8.00 × 100 = $800

Total cost under variable cost = Variable cost per unit × number of units in ending inventory

Total variable cost = $6.00 × 100 = $600

Change in cost = Total absorption cost - Total variable cost

Change in cost = $800 - $600 = $200