Prepare an income statement according to the variable costing concept. Gallatin County Motors Inc.

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Income Statements under Absorption Costing and Variable Costing

Gallatin County Motors Inc. assembles and sells snowmobile engines. The company began operations on July 1 and operated at 100% of capacity during the first month. The following data summarize the results for July:

Sales (17,000 units)   $2,210,000  
Production costs (22,000 units):    
Direct materials $1,058,200    
Direct labor 508,200    
Variable factory overhead 253,000    
Fixed factory overhead 169,400   1,988,800  
Selling and administrative expenses:    
Variable selling and administrative expenses $308,300    
Fixed selling and administrative expenses 119,300   427,600  

If required, round interim per-unit calculations to the nearest cent.

a.  Prepare an income statement according to the absorption costing concept.

Gallatin County Motors Inc.
Absorption Costing Income Statement
For the Month Ended July 31
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  fill in the blank 72b9f3f8dfebff0_4
  $fill in the blank 72b9f3f8dfebff0_6
  fill in the blank 72b9f3f8dfebff0_8
  $fill in the blank 72b9f3f8dfebff0_10

b.  Prepare an income statement according to the variable costing concept.

Gallatin County Motors Inc.
Variable Costing Income Statement
For the Month Ended July 31
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    fill in the blank 8b81ed045f8dfa1_4
    $fill in the blank 8b81ed045f8dfa1_6
    fill in the blank 8b81ed045f8dfa1_8
    $fill in the blank 8b81ed045f8dfa1_10
Fixed costs:    
  $fill in the blank 8b81ed045f8dfa1_12  
  fill in the blank 8b81ed045f8dfa1_14  
    fill in the blank 8b81ed045f8dfa1_16
    $fill in the blank 8b81ed045f8dfa1_18

c.  What is the reason for the difference in the amount of operating income reported in (a) and (b)?

Under the   method, the fixed manufacturing cost included in the cost of goods sold is matched with the revenues. Under  , all of the fixed manufacturing cost is deducted in the period in which it is incurred, regardless of the amount of inventory change. Thus, when inventory increases, the   income statement will have a higher operating income.

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