Chapter 16, Problem 16.21E

I need assistance with this general accounting question using appropriate principles.

The Equipment Maintenance Department of Kason Inc. has incurred the following costs during the past five months: Month Production Total cost July 1,000 units $45,550 August 1,500 units $52,000 September 2,100 units $61,500 October 1,800 units $57,500 November 750 units $41,250 Using the High-Low method, determine the variable cost per unit, and the fixed cost per month.

A company had an income of $60,000 using absorption costing for a given period. Beginning and ending inventories for that period were 13,000 units and 18,000 units, respectively. Ignoring income taxes, if the fixed overhead application rate was $3.00 per unit, what was the income using variable costing? A. $75,000. B. $60,000. C. $45,000. D. Not sufficient information to determine.