Flaherty, Inc., has just completed its first year of operations. The unit costs on a normal costing basis are as follows:

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Absorption and Variable Costing with Over- and Underapplied Overhead

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 (2 lbs. @ 1.20) $2.40  
   Direct labor (0.4 hr. @ 15.00) 6.00  
   Variable overhead (0.4 hr. @ 4.00) 1.60  
   Fixed overhead (0.4 hr. @ 6.00) 2.40  
      Total $12.40  
Selling and administrative costs:    
   Variable $1.60 per unit
   Fixed $221,000  

During the year, the company had the following activity:

Units produced 26,000  
Units sold 23,400  
Unit selling price $35  
Direct labor hours worked 10,400  

Actual fixed overhead was $11,600 less than budgeted fixed overhead. Budgeted variable overhead was $4,200 less than the actual variable overhead. The company used an expected actual activity level of 10,400 direct labor hours to compute the predetermined overhead rates. Any overhead variances are closed to Cost of Goods Sold.

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1. Compute the unit cost using (a) absorption costing and (b) variable costing.

  Unit Cost
Absorption costing $fill in the blank d62aaff35071013_1
Variable costing $fill in the blank d62aaff35071013_2
 

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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
 
  $- Select -
 
$- Select -  
Less:    
 
- Select - - Select -
Gross profit   $fill in the blank e423c7fd0fbcfda_8
 
  - Select -
Operating income   $fill in the blank e423c7fd0fbcfda_11
 

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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
 
  $- Select -
 
$- Select -  
Add:    
 
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  - Select -
Contribution margin   $fill in the blank add2d5ffb051ff2_10
Less:    
 
$- Select -  
 
- Select - $- Select -
Operating income   $fill in the blank add2d5ffb051ff2_16
 

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4. Reconcile the difference between the two income statements.
The absorption costing generates an income ___ (more or less) than variable costing.

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