Nicky's Entrees produces frozen​ meals, which it sells for $9 each. The company uses the FIFO inventory costing​ method, and it computes a new monthly fixed manufacturing overhead rate based on the actual number of meals produced that month. All costs and production levels are exactly as planned. The following data are from the​ company's first two months in business:   January February Sales 1,200 Meals 1,600 Meals Production 1,600 Meals 1,500 Meals Variable manufacturing expense per meal $3 $3 Sales commission expense per meal $1 $1 Total fixed manufacturing overhead $1,200 $1,200 Total fixed marketing and administrative expenses $800 $800   Requirements 1. Compute the product cost per meal produced under absorption costing and under variable costing. Do this first for January and then for February. 2. Prepare separate monthly income statements for January and for​ February, using the​ following: a. Absorption costing b. Variable costing.   Requirement 1. Compute the product cost per meal produced under absorption costing and under variable costing. Do this first for January and then for February.   January   February     Absorption Costing Variable Costing Absorption Costing Variable Costing Total product cost               Requirement 2a. Prepare separate monthly income statements for January and for​ February, using absorption costing. Nicky's Entrees Income Statement (Absorption Costing) Month Ended   January 31 February 28 Sales revenue       Less: Cost of goods sold         Gross profit       Less: Operating Expenses       Operating income         Requirement 2b. Prepare Nicky's Entrees​' January and February income statements using variable costing. Nicky's Entrees Contribution Margin Income Statement (Variable Costing) Month Ended   January 31 February 28     Sales revenue               Less: Variable Expenses         Variable cost of goods sold           Variable operating expenses         Contribution margin             Less: Fixed Expenses           Fixed manufacturing overhead             Fixed operating expenses             Operating income

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Nicky's Entrees produces frozen​ meals, which it sells for $9 each. The company uses the FIFO inventory costing​ method, and it computes a new monthly fixed manufacturing overhead rate based on the actual number of meals produced that month. All costs and production levels are exactly as planned. The following data are from the​ company's first two months in business:
  January February
Sales 1,200 Meals 1,600 Meals
Production 1,600 Meals 1,500 Meals
Variable manufacturing expense per meal $3 $3
Sales commission expense per meal $1 $1
Total fixed manufacturing overhead $1,200 $1,200
Total fixed marketing and administrative expenses $800 $800
 
Requirements
1.
Compute the product cost per meal produced under absorption costing and under variable costing. Do this first for January and then for February.
2.
Prepare separate monthly income statements for January and for​ February, using the​ following:
a. Absorption costing
b. Variable costing.
 
Requirement 1. Compute the product cost per meal produced under absorption costing and under variable costing. Do this first for January and then for February.
 
January
  February  
 
Absorption Costing
Variable Costing
Absorption Costing
Variable Costing
Total product cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Requirement 2a. Prepare separate monthly income statements for January and for​ February, using absorption costing.
Nicky's Entrees
Income Statement (Absorption Costing)
Month Ended
 
January 31
February 28
Sales revenue
 
 
 
Less: Cost of goods sold
 
 
 
 
Gross profit
 
 
 
Less: Operating Expenses
 
 
 
Operating income
 
 
 
 
Requirement 2b. Prepare Nicky's Entrees​' January and February income statements using variable costing.
Nicky's Entrees
Contribution Margin Income Statement (Variable Costing)
Month Ended
 
January 31
February 28
   
Sales revenue
 
 
 
 
 
   
Less: Variable Expenses
 
 
   
Variable cost of goods sold
 
 
     
Variable operating expenses
 
     
Contribution margin
 
 
 
     
Less: Fixed Expenses
 
 
 
   
Fixed manufacturing overhead
 
 
 
 
   
Fixed operating expenses
 
 
 
 
   
Operating income
 
 
 
     
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