Prepare income statements under variable and absorption costing for the year ended December 31, 2019. What is Zwatch’s operating income as percentage of revenues under each costing method? Explain the difference in operating income between the two methods. Which costing method would you recommend to the CFO? And Why?
The Zwatch Company manufactures trendy, high-quality moderately priced watches. As Zwatch’s senior financial analyst, you are asked to recommend a method of inventory costing. The CFO will use your recommendation to prepare Zwatch’s 2019 income statement. The following data are for the year ended December 31, 2019:
Beginning inventory, January 1, 2019 85,000 units
Ending inventory, December 31, 2019 34,500 units
2019 sales 345,400 units
Selling price (to distributor) $22.00 per unit
Variable manufacturing cost per unit, including direct materials $5.10 per unit
Variable operating (marketing) cost per unit sold $1.10 per unit sold
Fixed
Denominator-level machine-hours 6,000
Standard production rate 50 units per machine-hour
Fixed operating (marketing) costs $1,080,000
Assume
Required:
Prepare income statements under variable and absorption costing for the year ended December 31, 2019.
What is Zwatch’s operating income as percentage of revenues under each costing method? Explain the difference in operating income between the two methods.
Which costing method would you recommend to the CFO? And Why?
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