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Absorption and Variable Costing with Over- and Underapplied Overhead Flaherty, Inc., has just completed its first year of operations. The unit costs on a normal costing basis are as follows: Manu...

  1. Absorption and Variable Costing with Over- and Underapplied Overhead

    Flaherty, Inc., has just completed its first year of operations. The unit costs on a normal costing basis are as follows:

    Manufacturing costs (per unit):
       Direct materials (2 lbs. @ 1.30) $2.60
       Direct labor (0.4 hr. @ 17.50) 7.00
       Variable overhead (0.4 hr. @ 5.00) 2.00
       Fixed overhead (0.4 hr. @ 8.00) 3.20
          Total $14.80
    Selling and administrative costs:
       Variable $1.80 per unit
       Fixed $220,500

    During the year, the company had the following activity:

    Units produced 26,000
    Units sold 23,400
    Unit selling price $38
    Direct labor hours worked 10,400

    Actual fixed overhead was $12,200 less than budgeted fixed overhead. Budgeted variable overhead was $4,000 less than the actual variable overhead. The company used an expected actual activity level of 10,400 direct labor hours to compute the predetermined overhead rates. Any overhead variances are closed to Cost of Goods Sold.

    Required:

    1. Compute the unit cost using (a) absorption costing and (b) variable costing.

    Unit Cost
    Absorption costing $
    Variable costing $

    2. Prepare an absorption-costing income statement. Round your answers to the nearest cent.

    Flaherty, Inc.
    Absorption-Costing Income Statement
    For the First Year of Operations
    $
    $
    Less:
    Gross profit $
    Operating income $

    3. Prepare a variable-costing income statement. Round your answers to the nearest cent.

    Flaherty, Inc.
    Variable-Costing Income Statement
    For the First Year of Operations
    $
    $
    Add:
    Contribution margin $
    Less:
    $
    $
    Operating income $

    4. Reconcile the difference between the two income statements.
    The absorption costing generates an income $  than variable costing.

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Requirement-1

Description Unit Cost
Absorption costing 14.80
Variable costing (2.60+7.00+2.00) 11.60

Requirement-2

Absorption income statement:

Description Amont
Sales (23400*38) 889200
Less cost of good sold (23400*14.80) (346320)
Less overhead applied (4000)
gross profit 538880
Less selling and administrative expenses(220500+(23400*1.80))=220500+42120 (262620)
Operating income 276260

​​​​​Requirement-3

Variable income statements

Description Amount
Sales(23400*38) 889200
Less variable COGS(23400*11.60) (272440)
Less variable overhead (4000)
Less variable selling exp(23400*1.80) (42120)
Contribution margin 570640
Less fixed overhead(26000*3.20)-10400 (72800)
Less selling expenses (220500)
Operating income 277340

Requirement-4

Difference between absorption costing and Variable costing is the variable costing is amount to be higher than the variable costing

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