Required: Prepare a statement to convert variable costing income to absorption costing income for both years. (Leave no cells blank - be cer to enter "0" wherever required.) Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Dowell Company Convert Variable Costing Income to Absorption Costing Income Year 1 Variable costing income Add: Fixed overhead in ending FG inventory 50,000 $ 115,440 Year 2 680,000 0
Required: Prepare a statement to convert variable costing income to absorption costing income for both years. (Leave no cells blank - be cer to enter "0" wherever required.) Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Dowell Company Convert Variable Costing Income to Absorption Costing Income Year 1 Variable costing income Add: Fixed overhead in ending FG inventory 50,000 $ 115,440 Year 2 680,000 0
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Transcribed Image Text:### Dowell Company Costing Analysis
**Introduction:**
Dowell Company produces a single product. The table below illustrates its income under variable costing for its first two years of operation.
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**Variable Costing Income:**
| | Year 1 | Year 2 |
|---|--------|--------|
| Income | $50,000 | $680,000 |
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**Additional Information:**
a. **Sales and Production Data:**
| Units | Year 1 | Year 2 |
|---|-------|-------|
| Units Produced | 52,000 | 52,000 |
| Units Sold | 40,000 | 64,000 |
b. **Product Cost Using Absorption Costing:**
The company’s $33 per unit product cost (for both years) is detailed as follows:
- **Direct Materials:** $6
- **Direct Labor:** $9
- **Variable Overhead:** $8
- **Fixed Overhead:** $10 (calculated based on $500,000/50,000 units)
**Total Product Cost Per Unit: $33**
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**Task:**
Prepare a statement to convert variable costing income to absorption costing income for both years.
*(Note: Leave no cells blank and enter "0" where necessary.)*
**Income Conversion Table:**
| **Dowell Company** | **Convert Variable Costing Income to Absorption Costing Income** |
|---|---|---|
| | Year 1 | Year 2 |
| **Variable Costing Income** | $50,000 | $680,000 |
| **Add: Fixed Overhead in Ending FG Inventory** | 115,440 | 0 |
| **Less: Fixed Overhead in Beginning FG Inventory** | 0 | (115,440) |
| **Absorption Costing Income** | 165,440 | 564,560 |
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**Note:**
The solution must ensure each computational field is completed correctly and that the inventory adjustments reflect the changes in fixed overhead per unit as inventory levels alter.
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