Question

High Country, Inc., produces and sells many recreational products. The company has just opened a new plant to produce a folding camp cot that will be marketed throughout the United States. The following cost and revenue data relate to May, the first month of the plant’s operation: Beginning inventory 0 Units produced 47,000 Units sold 42,000 Selling price per unit $ 84 Selling and administrative expenses: Variable per unit $ 4 Fixed (per month) $ 560,000 Manufacturing costs: Direct materials cost per unit $ 17 Direct labor cost per unit $ 7 Variable manufacturing overhead cost per unit $ 3 Fixed manufacturing overhead cost (per month) $ 893,000

Management is anxious to assess the profitability of the new camp cot during the month of May.
Required:
1. Assume that the company uses absorption costing.
a. Calculate the unit product cost.
b. Prepare an income statement for May.
2. Assume that the company uses variable costing.
a. Calculate the unit product cost.
b. Prepare a contribution format income statement for May.

Answer 1

Results are below.

Step-by-step explanation:

The absorption costing method includes all costs related to production, both fixed and variable. The unit product cost is calculated using direct material, direct labor, and total unitary manufacturing overhead.

Unitary product cost= 17 + 7 + 3 + (893,000 / 47,000)

Unitary product cost= 27 + 19

Unitary product cost= $46

Now the income statement:

Sales= 42,000*84= 3,528,000

COGS= (42,000*46)= (1,932,000)

Gross profit= 1,596,000

Total Selling and administrative expenses= (42,000*4) + 560,000= (728,000)

Net operating profit= 868,000

The variable costing method incorporates all variable production costs (direct material, direct labor, and variable overhead).

Unitary variable product cost= 17 + 7 + 3

Unitary variable product cost= $27

Now, the income statement:

Sales= 3,528,000

Total variable cost= 42,000*(27 + 4)= (1,302,000)

Total contribution margin= 2,226,000

Total fixed manufacturing cost= (893,000)

Total Selling and administrative expenses= (560,000)

Net operating profit= 773,000