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Flores Company produces a single product. Its income statement under absorption costing fo...

Flores Company produces a single product. Its income statement under absorption costing for its first two years of operation follow.

 

2010

2011

Sales ($35 per unit)

$1,925,000

$2,275,000

Cost of goods sold ($26 per unit)

1,430,000

1,690,000

Gross margin

495,000

585,000

Selling and administrative expenses

465,000

495,000

Net income  

$ 30,000

$ 90,000

Additional Information

a. Sales and production data for these first two years follow.

 

2010

2011

Units produced

60,000

60,00

Units sold

 55,000

 65,000


b. Its variable cost per unit and total fixed costs are unchanged during 2010 and 2011. Its $26 per unit product cost consists of the following.

Direct materials

$ 4

Direct labor

6

Variable overhead

8

Fixed overhead ($480,000/60,000 units)

8

Total product cost per unit

 $26


c. Its selling and administrative expenses consist of the following.

 

2010

2011

Variable selling and administrative ($3 per unit)

$165,00.

$195,000

Fixed selling and administrative

300,000

300,000

Total selling and administrative

$465,000

$495,000

Required

1.Prepare this company’s income statements under variable costing for each of its first two years.

2.Explain any difference between the absorption costing income and the variable costing income for these two years.

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