Question

Lynch Company manufactures and sells a single product. The following costs were incurred during the company’s first year of operations: Variable costs per unit: Manufacturing: Direct materials $ 10 Direct labor $ 7 Variable manufacturing overhead $ 3 Variable selling and administrative $ 3 Fixed costs per year: Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 380,000 Fixed selling and administrative expenses $ 290,000 During the year, the company produced 38,000 units and sold 18,000 units. The selling price of the company’s product is $61 per unit. Required: 1. Assume that the company uses absorption costing: a. Compute the unit product cost. b. Prepare an income statement for the year. 2. Assume that the company uses variable costing: a. Compute the unit product cost. b. Prepare an income statement for the year.

Answer 1