Gia foods produce frozen meal, which it sellls fro $8 each. the company computes a new monthly fixed manufacturing overhead rate based on the planned number of meals to be produced that month. all costs and production levels are exactly as planned. the following data are from GIA'S Foods first month in business. sales                1000 meal production     1400 meals    variable maznufacturing cost per meal     400 sales commission cost per meal                100 total fixed  manufacturing overhead          700 total fixed marketing and administrative cost  600 A)  compute the product cost per meal produced under absorption costing and under variable costing. B) prepare the income statement for January 2007 using variable costing c)  list three situation in which marginal costing as a technique aids decision making.

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  Gia foods produce frozen meal, which it sellls fro $8 each. the company computes a new monthly fixed manufacturing overhead rate based on the planned number of meals to be produced that month. all costs and production levels are exactly as planned. the following data are from GIA'S Foods first month in business.

sales                1000 meal

production     1400 meals   

variable maznufacturing cost per meal     400

sales commission cost per meal                100

total fixed  manufacturing overhead          700

total fixed marketing and administrative cost  600

A)  compute the product cost per meal produced under absorption costing and under variable costing.

B) prepare the income statement for January 2007 using variable costing

c)  list three situation in which marginal costing as a technique aids decision making.

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