Whitman Company has just completed its first year of operations. The company's absorption costing income statement for the year follows: Whitman Company Income Statement Sales (39,000 units x $42.60 per unit) Cost of goods sold (39,000 units × $25 per unit) Gross margin Selling and administrative expenses Net operating income $ 1,661,400 975,000 686,400 487,500 $ 198,900 The company's selling and administrative expenses consist of $292,500 per year in fixed expenses and $5 per unit sold in variable expenses. The $25 unit product cost given above is computed as follows: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead ($240,000 ÷ 48,000 units) Absorption costing unit product cost $ 11 5 4 5 $ 25
Whitman Company has just completed its first year of operations. The company's absorption costing income statement for the year follows: Whitman Company Income Statement Sales (39,000 units x $42.60 per unit) Cost of goods sold (39,000 units × $25 per unit) Gross margin Selling and administrative expenses Net operating income $ 1,661,400 975,000 686,400 487,500 $ 198,900 The company's selling and administrative expenses consist of $292,500 per year in fixed expenses and $5 per unit sold in variable expenses. The $25 unit product cost given above is computed as follows: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead ($240,000 ÷ 48,000 units) Absorption costing unit product cost $ 11 5 4 5 $ 25
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Transcribed Image Text:Whitman Company has just completed its first year of operations. The company's absorption costing income statement for the year
follows:
Whitman Company
Income Statement
Sales (39,000 units x $42.60 per unit)
Cost of goods sold (39,000 units × $25 per unit)
Gross margin
Selling and administrative expenses
Net operating income
$ 1,661,400
975,000
686,400
487,500
$ 198,900
The company's selling and administrative expenses consist of $292,500 per year in fixed expenses and $5 per unit sold in variable
expenses. The $25 unit product cost given above is computed as follows:
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable manufacturing overhead
Fixed manufacturing overhead ($240,000 ÷ 48,000 units)
Absorption costing unit product cost
$11
5
4
5
$ 25
Required:
1. Redo the company's income statement in the contribution format using variable costing.
2. Reconcile any difference between the net operating income on your variable costing income statement and the net operating
income on the absorption costing income statement above.
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