Starfax, Incorporated, manufactures a small part that is widely used in various electronic products such as home computers. Results for the first three years of operations were as follows (absorption costing basis): Sales Cost of goods sold Gross margin Selling and administrative expenses Year 1 $ 854,400 619, 440 234, 960 Year 2 $ 683, 520 Year 3 $ 854,400 427, 200 662, 160 256, 320 202, 920 192, 240 192, 240 181,560 $ 32,040 $ 64,080 $ \10, 680\ Net operating income (loss) In the latter part of Year 2, a competitor went out of business and in the process dumped a large number of units on the market. As a result, Starfax's sales dropped by 20% during Year 2 even though production increased during the year. Management had expected sales to remain constant at 53,400 units; the increased production was designed to provide the company with a buffer of protection against unexpected spurts in demand. By the start of Year 3, management could see that it had excess inventory and that spurts in demand were unlikely. To reduce the excessive inventories, Starfax cut back production during Year 3, as shown below: Year 1 Year 2 Production in units Sales in units 53, 400 64, 080 Year 3 42, 720 53, 400 42, 720 53, 400 Additional information about the company follows: a. The company's plant is highly automated. Variable manufacturing expenses (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) total only $2.00 per unit, and fixed manufacturing overhead expenses total $512,640 per year. b. A new fixed manufacturing overhead rate is computed each year based on that year's actual fixed manufacturing overhead costs divided by the actual number of units produced. c. Variable selling and administrative expenses were $1 per unit sold in each year. Fixed selling and administrative expenses totaled $142,720 per year. d. The company uses a FIFO inventory flow assumption. (FIFO means first-in first-out. In other words, it assumes that the oldest units in inventory are sold first.) Starfax's management can't understand why profits doubled during Year 2 when sales dropped by 20% and why a loss was incurred during Year 3 when sales recovered to previous levels. Required: 1. Prepare a variable costing income statement for each year. 2. Refer to the absorption costing income statements above. a. Compute the unit product cost in each year under absorption costing. Show how much of this cost is variable and how much is fixed. b. Reconcile the variable costing and absorption costing net operating income figures for each year. 5b. If Lean Production had been used during Year 2 and Year 3, what would the company's net operating income (or loss) have been in each year under absorption costing? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2A Req 2B Req 5B Reconcile the variable costing and absorption costing net operating income figures for each year. (Enter any losses or deductions as a negative value.) Reconciliation of Variable Costing and Absorption Costing Net Operating Incomes Variable costing net operating income (loss) Year 1 $ 38,840 Year 2 Year 3 $ 38,840 Add (deduct) fixed manufacturing overhead deferred in (released from) inventory Absorption costing net operating income (loss) 170,880 $ 38,840 < Req 2A Req 5B >