Lynch Company manufactures and sells a single product. The following costs were incurred during the company’s first year of operations:         Variable costs per unit:     Manufacturing:     Direct materials   $      12 Direct labor   $       7 Variable manufacturing overhead   $       2 Variable selling and administrative   $       2 Fixed costs per year:     Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 248,000 Fixed selling and administrative $ 158,000     During the year, the company produced 31,000 units and sold 21,000 units. The selling price of the company’s product is $44 per unit.   Required:    1. Assume that the company uses absorption costing:   a. Compute the unit product cost.             b. Prepare an income statement for the year.         2. Assume that the company uses variable costing:      a. Compute the unit product cost.       b. Prepare an income statement for the year.

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Lynch Company manufactures and sells a single product. The following costs were incurred during the company’s first year of operations:

 

     
Variable costs per unit:    
Manufacturing:    
Direct materials   $      12
Direct labor   $       7
Variable manufacturing overhead   $       2
Variable selling and administrative   $       2
Fixed costs per year:    
Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 248,000
Fixed selling and administrative $ 158,000
 

 

During the year, the company produced 31,000 units and sold 21,000 units. The selling price of the company’s product is $44 per unit.

 

Required:   

1. Assume that the company uses absorption costing:

 

a. Compute the unit product cost.

 

       
 

b. Prepare an income statement for the year.

 

   
 

2. Assume that the company uses variable costing:   
 

a. Compute the unit product cost.

 

 

 

b. Prepare an income statement for the year.

 

 

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