Jorgansen Lighting, Inc., manufactures heavy-duty street lighting systems for municipalities. The company uses variable costing for internal management reports and absorption costing for external reports to shareholders, creditors, and the government.
Year 1 Year 2Year 3 Inventories Beginning (units)220 150 200
Ending (units)150 200 220
Variable costing net operating income $300,000 $269,000 $260,000
2. Assume in Year 4 that the company’s variable costing net operating income was $250,000 and its absorption costing net operating income was $270,000.
a. Did inventories increase or decrease during Year 4?
Increase
Decrease
b. How much fixed manufacturing overhead cost was deferred or released from inventory during Year 4?
2. Assume in Year 4 that the company’s variable costing net operating income was $250,000 and its absorption costing net operating income was $270,000.
a. Did inventories increase or decrease during Year 4?
Increase
Decrease
b. How much fixed manufacturing overhead cost was deferred or released from inventory during Year 4?
2. Assume in Year 4 that the company’s variable costing net operating income was $250,000 and its absorption costing net operating income was $270,000.
a. Did inventories increase or decrease during Year 4?
Increase
Decrease
b. How much fixed manufacturing overhead cost was deferred or released from inventory during Year 4?
2. Assume in Year 4 that the company’s variable costing net operating income was $250,000 and its absorption costing net operating income was $270,000.
a. Did inventories increase or decrease during Year 4?
Increase
Decrease
b. How much fixed manufacturing overhead cost was deferred or released from inventory during Year 4?
2. Assume in Year 4 that the company’s variable costing net operating income was $250,000 and its absorption costing net operating income was $270,000.
a. Did inventories increase or decrease during Year 4?
b. How much fixed manufacturing overhead cost was deferred or released from inventory during Year 4?
2a |
As Absorption costing operating income is greater than variable costing operating income, inventories increase during Year 4 |
Increase |
2b |
Fixed manufacturing overhead cost deferred in inventory during year 4 = $20000 (270000-250000) |
Jorgansen Lighting, Inc., manufactures heavy-duty street lighting systems for municipalities. The company uses variable costing for...
Jorgansen Lighting, Inc., manufactures heavy-duty street lighting systems for municipalities. The company uses variable costing for internal management reports and absorption costing for external reports to shareholders, creditors, and the government. The company has provided the following data: Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Inventories Beginning (units) 200 170 190 Ending (units) 170 190 230 Variable costing net operating income $290,000 $279,000 $250,000 The company’s fixed manufacturing overhead per unit was constant at $570 for all three years. Exercise 6-3...
Jorgansen Lighting, Inc., manufactures heavy-duty street lighting systems for municipalities. The company uses variable costing for internal management reports and absorption costing for external reports to shareholders, creditors, and the government. The company has provided the following data: Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Inventories Beginning (units) 220 150 190 Ending (units) 150 190 230 Variable costing net operating income $290,000 $269,000 $260,000 The company’s fixed manufacturing overhead per unit was constant at $570 for all three years. rev: 03_09_2019_QC_CS-162392...
Jorgansen Lighting, Inc., manufactures heavy-duty street lighting systems for municipalities. The company uses variable costing for internal management reports and absorption costing for external reports to shareholders, creditors, and the government. The company has provided the following data: Year 1 year 2 year 3 Inventories: Beginning (units) 200 170 180 Ending (units) 170 180 220 Variable costing net operating income $1,080,400 $1,032,400 $996,400 The company's fixed manufacturing overhead per unit was constant at $560 for all three years. Requirement 1:...
Jorgansen Lighting, Inc., manufactures heavy-duty street lighting systems for municipalities. The company uses variable costing for internal management reports and absorption costing for external reports to shareholders, creditors, and the government. The company has provided the following data: The company's fixed manufacturing overhead per unit was constant at $560 for all three years. Assume in Year 4 that the company's variable costing net operating income was $250,000 and its absorption costing net operating come was $280,000. Did inventories increase or decrease during Year...
Jorgansen Lighting, Inc., manufactures heavy-duty street lighting systems for municipalities. The company uses variable costing for internal management reports and absorption costing for external reports to shareholders, creditors, and the government. The company has provided the following data: Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Inventories: Beginning (units) Ending (units) Variable costing net operating income 219 151 $295,500 151 188 $269,000 188 237 $258,500 The company's fixed manufacturing overhead per unit was constant at $569 for all three years. value: 2.00...
4. Jorgansen Lighting, Inc., manufactures heavy-duty street lighting systems for municipalities. The company uses variable costing for internal management reports and absorption costing for external reports to shareholders, creditors, and the government. The company has provided the following data: Required information (The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Jorgansen Lighting, Inc., manufactures heavy-duty street lighting systems for municipalities. The company uses variable costing for internal management reports and absorption costing for external reports to shareholders, creditors, and the...
Jorgansen Lighting, Inc., manufactures heavy-duty street lighting systems for municipalities. The company uses variable costing for internal management reports and absorption costing for external reports to shareholders, creditors, and the government. The company has provided the following data: The company's fixed manufacturing overhead per unit was constant at $560 for all three years. Required: 1. Calculate each year's absorption costing net operating income. (Enter any losses or deductions as a negative value.) 2. Assume in Year 4 that the company's variable costing net operating...
Please help below. Thanks! Jorgansen Lighting, Inc., manufactures heavy-duty street lighting systems for municipalities. The company uses variable costing for internal management reports and absorption costing for external reports to shareholders, creditors, and the government. The company has provided the following data: Year 2 Year 1 Year 3 Inventories Beginning (units) Ending (units) Variable costing net operating income 200 150 190 150 190 230 $290,000 $269,000 $250,000 The company's fixed manufacturing overhead per unit was constant at $570 for all...
Jorgansen Lighting, Inc., manufactures heavy-duty street lighting systems for municipalities. The company uses variable costing for internal management reports and absorption costing for external reports to shareholders, creditors, and the government. The company has provided the following data: Year 1 Year 3 Year 2 Inventories Beginning (units) Ending (units) Variable costing net operating income 210 160 190 230 160 190 $300,000 $279,000 $260,000 The company's fixed manufacturing overhead per unit was constant at $560 for all three years. Required: 1....
Jorgansen Lighting, Inc., manufactures heavy-duty street lighting systems for municipalities. The company uses variable costing for internal management reports and absorption costing for external reports to shareholders, creditors, and the government. The company has provided the following data: Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Inventories: Beginning (units) Ending (units) Variable costing net operating income 205 155 $297100 155 192 $273,000 192 230 $255,600 The company's fixed manufacturing overhead per unit was constant at $562 for all three years. velue 1.00...