During Denton Company’s first two years of operations, the company reported absorption costing net operating income as follows: Year 1 Year 2 Sales (@ $63 per unit) year 1$ 1,260,000 year 2 $ 1,890,000 Cost of goods sold (@ $35 per unit)  year 1. $700,000  year 2.$1,050,000 Gross margin year 1$560,000 year 2 $840,000 Selling and administrative expenses* year 1 $312,000 year 2 $342,000 Net operating income year 1$ 248,000  year 2$ 498,000 $3 per unit variable; $252,000 fixed each year. The company’s $35 unit product cost is computed as follows: Direct materials $ 7 Direct labor $8 Variable manufacturing overhead $3 Fixed manufacturing overhead ($425,000 ÷ 25,000 units) $17 Absorption costing unit product cost $ 35 Production and cost data for the two years are given below:                              Year 1 Year 2 Units produced $25,000 $25,000 Units sold.          $20,000 $30,000 Prepare a variable costing contribution format income statement for each year. Reconcile the absorption costing and variable costing net operating income figures for each year.

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During Denton Company’s first two years of operations, the company reported absorption costing net
operating income as follows:
Year 1 Year 2
Sales (@
$63 per unit) year 1$ 1,260,000 year 2 $ 1,890,000
Cost of goods sold (@ $35 per unit)  year 1. $700,000  year 2.$1,050,000
Gross
margin year 1$560,000 year 2 $840,000
Selling and
administrative
expenses*
year 1 $312,000 year 2 $342,000
Net
operating
income
year 1$ 248,000  year 2$ 498,000

$3 per unit variable; $252,000 fixed each year.
The company’s $35 unit product cost is computed as follows:
Direct materials $ 7
Direct labor $8
Variable manufacturing overhead $3
Fixed manufacturing overhead
($425,000 ÷ 25,000 units) $17
Absorption costing unit product
cost $ 35

Production and cost data for the two years are given below:
                             Year 1 Year 2
Units produced $25,000 $25,000
Units sold.          $20,000 $30,000

Prepare a variable costing contribution format income statement for each year.

Reconcile the absorption costing and variable costing net operating income figures for each year.

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