Jorgansen Lighting, Incorporated, manufactures heavy-duty street lighting systems for municipalities. The company uses variable costing for internal management reports and absorption costing for external reports to shareholders, creditors, and the government. The company has provided the following data: Inventories Year 1 Year 2 220 150 $ 290,000 Year 3 Beginning (units) Ending (units) 150 190 Variable costing net operating income $ 279,000 The company's fixed manufacturing overhead per unit was constant at $560 for all three years. 190 220 $ 260,000
Jorgansen Lighting, Incorporated, manufactures heavy-duty street lighting systems for municipalities. The company uses variable costing for internal management reports and absorption costing for external reports to shareholders, creditors, and the government. The company has provided the following data: Inventories Year 1 Year 2 220 150 $ 290,000 Year 3 Beginning (units) Ending (units) 150 190 Variable costing net operating income $ 279,000 The company's fixed manufacturing overhead per unit was constant at $560 for all three years. 190 220 $ 260,000
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Transcribed Image Text:Jorgansen Lighting, Incorporated, manufactures heavy-duty street lighting systems for municipalities. The company uses
variable costing for internal management reports and absorption costing for external reports to shareholders, creditors.
and the government. The company has provided the following data:
Inventories
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Beginning (units)
Ending (units)
220
150
150
190
Variable costing net operating income.
$ 290,000
$ 279,000
The company's fixed manufacturing overhead per unit was constant at $560 for all three years.
190
220
$ 260,000

Transcribed Image Text:Required:
1. Calculate each year's absorption costing net operating income. (Enter any losses or deductions as a negative value.)
Reconciliation of Variable Costing and Absorption Costing Net Operating Incomes
Year 1
Year 2
Variable costing net operating income
Add (deduct) fixed manufacturing overhead deferred
in (released from) inventory under absorption costing
Absorption costing net operating income
Year 3
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