Question

Exercise 19-3 Income reporting under absorption costing and variable costing LO P2 Sims Company, a manufacturer of tablet computers, began operations on January 1, 2017. Its cost and sales information for this year follows. Manufacturing costs Direct materials $ 40 per unit Direct labor $ 60 per unit Overhead costs for the year Variable overhead $ 2,200,000 Fixed overhead $ 8,800,000 Selling and administrative costs for the year Variable $ 700,000 Fixed $ 4,750,000 Production and sales for the year Units produced 110,000 units Units sold 80,000 units Sales price per unit $ 350 per unit 1. Prepare an income statement for the year using variable costing. 2. Prepare an income statement for the year using absorption costing. 3. Under what circumstance(s) is reported income identical under both absorption costing and variable costing?

Answer 1

Variable costing principle uses variable cost alone while absorption costing uses all cost both fixed and variable that are related to the production

1)Variable costing

Income = $28,000,000

Cost of production - $9,600,000

Gross profit = 18,400,000

Admin & selling expenses =509,091

PBIT = 17,890,909

2)Absorption costing

Income - $28,000,000

Cost of production 18,400,000

Gross profit 9,600,000

Admin $ selling expenses 5,259,091

PBIT = 4,340,909

3)Reported income is identical under both variable and absorption costing when production is the same with sales and there is no opening finished good inventory . All costs including the fixed costs are absorbed into the cost of production

Step-by-step explanation:

Direct material - $40/unit

Direct labor $60/unit

Variable overhead cost - $2,200,000

Fixed overhead cost - $8,800,000

Variable admin cost - $700,000

Fixed admin cost - $4,750,000

Unit produced - 110,000

Unit sold - 80,000

Selling price - $350

sales revenue - 80000*$350 - $28,000,000

Cost

Direct material = 80000* 40= $3,200,000

Direct labor = 80000*60 = $4,800,000

Variable overhead = 2200000/110000 * 80000 = $1,600,000

Fixed overhead = $8,800,000 =

Variable admin= 700000/110000 * 80000 = $509,091

Fixed admin = $ 4,750,000

Total cost = $23,659,091