Question

Krepps Corporation produces a single product. Last year, Krepps manufactured 20,000 units and sold 15,000 units. Production costs for the year were as follows: Direct materials $170,000 Direct labor $110,000 Variable manufacturing overhead $200,000 Fixed manufacturing overhead $240,000 Sales totaled $825,000 for the year, variable selling and administrative expenses totaled $108,000, and fixed selling and administrative expenses totaled $165,000. There was no beginning inventory. Assume that direct labor is a variable cost. Under variable costing, the company's net operating income for the year would be:

Answer 1

Under variable costing, the company's net operating income for the year would be $60,000 lower than under absorption costing.

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the operating income under variable costing is shown below:

But before that following calculations need to be done

Fixed manufacturing overhead per unit is

= $240,000 ÷ 20,000 units

= $12 per unit

Ending Inventory units is

= 20,000 units - 15,000 units

= 5,000 units

Now Cost of ending Inventory deferred under absorption costing is

= 5,000 units × $12

= $60,000

So, the second option is correct