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 (3 lbs. @ 1.30) $3.90      Direct labor (0.4 hr. @ 14.50) 5.80      Variable overhead (0.4 hr. @ 5.00) 2.00      Fixed overhead (0.4 hr. @ 7.00) 2.80         Total $14.50   Selling and administrative costs:        Variable $1.60 per unit      Fixed $217,000   During the year, the company had the following activity: Units produced 27,000 Units sold 24,300 Unit selling price $36 Direct labor hours worked 10,800 Actual fixed overhead was $12,400 less than budgeted fixed overhead. Budgeted variable overhead was $5,100 less than the actual variable overhead. The company used an expected actual activity level of 10,800 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 StatementFor the First Year of Operations Sales   $_______ Cost of goods sold $_____   Less:     Overapplied overhead _________ ________ Gross profit   $______ Less: Selling and administrative expenses   _______ Operating income   $_____

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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 (3 lbs. @ 1.30) $3.90  
   Direct labor (0.4 hr. @ 14.50) 5.80  
   Variable overhead (0.4 hr. @ 5.00) 2.00  
   Fixed overhead (0.4 hr. @ 7.00) 2.80  
      Total $14.50  
Selling and administrative costs:    
   Variable $1.60 per unit  
   Fixed $217,000  

During the year, the company had the following activity:

Units produced 27,000
Units sold 24,300
Unit selling price $36
Direct labor hours worked 10,800

Actual fixed overhead was $12,400 less than budgeted fixed overhead. Budgeted variable overhead was $5,100 less than the actual variable overhead. The company used an expected actual activity level of 10,800 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 StatementFor the First Year of Operations
Sales
  $_______
Cost of goods sold
$_____  
Less:    
Overapplied overhead
_________ ________
Gross profit   $______
Less: Selling and administrative expenses
  _______
Operating income   $_____

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

Flaherty, Inc.Variable-Costing Income StatementFor the First Year of Operations
Sales
  $_____
Variable cost of goods sold
$_________  
Add:    
Underapplied variable overhead
________ ________
Variable selling expense
  _________
Contribution margin   $_________
Less:    
Fixed factory overhead
$_________  
Selling and administrative expenses
_______ $_______
Operating income   $_________

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

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