Variable Costing, Absorption Costing During its first year of operations, Snobegon, Inc. (located in Lake Snobegon, Minnesota), produced 41,000 plastic snow scoops. Snow scoops are oversized shovel-type scoops that are used to push snow away. Unit sales were 38,500 scoops. Fixed overhead was applied at $0.75 per unit produced. Fixed overhead was underapplied by $3,000. This fixed overhead variance was closed to Cost of Goods Sold. There was no variable overhead variance. The results of the year’s operations are as follows (on an absorption-costing basis): Sales (38,500 units @ $20) $770,000 Less: Cost of goods sold 549,560      Gross margin $220,440 Less: Selling and administrative expenses (all fixed) 185,500      Operating income $ 34,940 Required: Question Content Area 1. Calculate the cost of the firm’s ending inventory under absorption costing. Round unit cost to five decimal places. Round your final answer to the nearest dollar.   Question Content Area What is the cost of the ending inventory under variable costing? Round unit cost to five decimal places. Round your final answer to the nearest dollar.   Question Content Area 2. Prepare a variable-costing income statement. Round the unit cost to five decimal places, when required. Round your final answers to the nearest dollar. Use the rounded values in subsequent computations. Snobegon, Inc.Variable-Costing Income StatementFor the First Year of Operations   $- Select -   - Select - Contribution margin $fill in the blank 79f9ddf68f95062_5 Less:     - Select -   - Select - Operating income $fill in the blank 79f9ddf68f95062_10

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Variable Costing, Absorption Costing

During its first year of operations, Snobegon, Inc. (located in Lake Snobegon, Minnesota), produced 41,000 plastic snow scoops. Snow scoops are oversized shovel-type scoops that are used to push snow away. Unit sales were 38,500 scoops. Fixed overhead was applied at $0.75 per unit produced. Fixed overhead was underapplied by $3,000. This fixed overhead variance was closed to Cost of Goods Sold. There was no variable overhead variance. The results of the year’s operations are as follows (on an absorption-costing basis):

Sales (38,500 units @ $20) $770,000
Less: Cost of goods sold 549,560
     Gross margin $220,440
Less: Selling and administrative expenses (all fixed) 185,500
     Operating income $ 34,940

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1. Calculate the cost of the firm’s ending inventory under absorption costing. Round unit cost to five decimal places. Round your final answer to the nearest dollar.

 

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What is the cost of the ending inventory under variable costing? Round unit cost to five decimal places. Round your final answer to the nearest dollar.

 

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2. Prepare a variable-costing income statement. Round the unit cost to five decimal places, when required. Round your final answers to the nearest dollar. Use the rounded values in subsequent computations.

Snobegon, Inc.Variable-Costing Income StatementFor the First Year of Operations
 
$- Select -
 
- Select -
Contribution margin $fill in the blank 79f9ddf68f95062_5
Less:  
 
- Select -
 
- Select -
Operating income $fill in the blank 79f9ddf68f95062_10
 

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What is the difference between the two income figures?

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