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Variable Costing Income Statement; Explanation of Difference in Net Operating IncomeRefer...

Variable Costing Income Statement; Explanation of Difference in Net Operating Income

Refer to the data in Exercise 6–1 for Shastri Bicycle. The absorption costing income statement prepared by the company's accountant for last year appears below:

Sales

R4,000,000

Cost of goods sold

2,960,000

Gross margin

1,040,000

Selling and administrative expense

560,000

Net operating income

R 480,000

Required:

1. Determine how much of the ending inventory consists of fixed manufacturing overhead cost deferred in inventory to the next period.

2. Prepare an income statement for the year using variable costing. Explain the difference in net operating income between the two costing methods.

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