Question

On December 31, the end of the first year of operations, Frankenreiter Inc. manufactured 25,600 units and sold 24,000 units. The following income statement was prepared, based on the variable costing concept: Frankenreiter Inc. Variable Costing Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 20Y1 1 Sales $9,600,000.00 2 Variable cost of goods sold: 3 Variable cost of goods manufactured $5,376,000.00 4 Inventory, December 31 (336,000.00) 5 Total variable cost of goods sold 5,040,000.00 6 Manufacturing margin $4,560,000.00 7 Total variable selling and administrative expenses 1,150,000.00 8 Contribution margin $3,410,000.00 9 Fixed costs: 10 Fixed manufacturing costs $1,664,000.00 11 Fixed selling and administrative expenses 890,000.00 12 Total fixed costs 2,554,000.00 13 Income from operations $856,000.00 Determine the unit cost of goods manufactured, based on (a) the variable costing concept and (b) the absorption costing concept.

Answer 1

Results are below.

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

Production= 25,600 units

Units sold= 24,000

Variable cost of goods sold= $5,376,000

Fixed manufacturing costs= $1,664,000

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.

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

Variable costing method:

Unitary product cost= 5,376,000/25,600= $210

Absorption costing:

Unitary product cost= 210 + (1,664,000/25,600)= $275