Brindle Arts uses Variable Costing for internal purposes, but uses Absorption Costing for their financial reports. The following information is for Quarter 4, 2021 and Quarter 1, 2022.     Calculate unit product costs for Quarters 4 and 1 for Variable and Absorption Costing. Prepare an income statement for each method, then show why there is a difference between the two.                   Selling price per unit  $            150                           Quarter 4 Quarter 1   Variable costs per unit   Units in beginning inventory                    -                 1,750   Direct materials  $        45.00   Production (in units)           15,000            10,750   Direct labor  $        20.00   Sales (in units)           13,250            12,500   Variable overhead  $        15.00   Ending inventory             1,750                     -      Variable S&A  $        10.00                 Fixed Costs in total per quarter         Fixed manufacturing overhead   $325,000  $               25       Fixed selling & administrative   $175,000                               Show the difference between variable costing NOI and absorption costing NOI. Variable Costing         Compute the unit product costs for Quarters 4 and 1     Quarter 4 Quarter 1         Units in beginning inventory       Quarter 4 Quarter 1   + units produced     Variable unit product cost       - units sold             = units in ending inventory     Prepare an income statement for Quarters 4 and 1                 FOH costs in ending inventory       Quarter 4 Quarter 1   - FOH in beg. inv.     Sales       = FOH deferred in inventory     Variable expenses:       or released from inventory     Variable CoGS         Variable S&A       Variable NOI     Total variable expenses       Add/less: FOH deferred/released in inventory     Contribution Margin           Fixed expenses:       Absorption costing NOI     Fixed MOH             Fixed S&A             Total fixed expenses             Net Operating Income                                         Absorption Costing         Compute the unit product costs for Quarters 4 and 1                         Quarter 4 Quarter 1         Absorption unit product cost                           Prepare an income statement for Quarters 4 and 1                         Quarter 4 Quarter 1         Sales             CoGS             Gross Margin             S&A Expenses             Net Operating Income

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Brindle Arts uses Variable Costing for internal purposes, but uses Absorption Costing for their financial reports. The following information is for Quarter 4, 2021 and Quarter 1, 2022.    
Calculate unit product costs for Quarters 4 and 1 for Variable and Absorption Costing.
Prepare an income statement for each method, then show why there is a difference between the two.
   
             
Selling price per unit  $            150          
             
  Quarter 4 Quarter 1   Variable costs per unit  
Units in beginning inventory                    -                 1,750   Direct materials  $        45.00  
Production (in units)           15,000            10,750   Direct labor  $        20.00  
Sales (in units)           13,250            12,500   Variable overhead  $        15.00  
Ending inventory             1,750                     -      Variable S&A  $        10.00  
             
Fixed Costs in total per quarter        
Fixed manufacturing overhead   $325,000  $               25      
Fixed selling & administrative   $175,000        
             
        Show the difference between variable costing NOI and absorption costing NOI.
Variable Costing        
Compute the unit product costs for Quarters 4 and 1     Quarter 4 Quarter 1
        Units in beginning inventory    
  Quarter 4 Quarter 1   + units produced    
Variable unit product cost       - units sold    
        = units in ending inventory    
Prepare an income statement for Quarters 4 and 1        
        FOH costs in ending inventory    
  Quarter 4 Quarter 1   - FOH in beg. inv.    
Sales       = FOH deferred in inventory    
Variable expenses:       or released from inventory    
Variable CoGS        
Variable S&A       Variable NOI    
Total variable expenses       Add/less: FOH deferred/released in inventory    
Contribution Margin          
Fixed expenses:       Absorption costing NOI    
Fixed MOH            
Fixed S&A            
Total fixed expenses            
Net Operating Income            
             
             
Absorption Costing        
Compute the unit product costs for Quarters 4 and 1        
             
  Quarter 4 Quarter 1        
Absorption unit product cost            
             
Prepare an income statement for Quarters 4 and 1        
             
  Quarter 4 Quarter 1        
Sales            
CoGS            
Gross Margin            
S&A Expenses            
Net Operating Income            
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