Question

On October 31, the end of the first month of operations, Morristown & Co. prepared the following income statement based on absorption costing:

Morristown & Co.

Absorption Costing Income Statement

For the Month Ended October 31

1	Sales (2,600 units)		$117,000.00
2	Cost of goods sold:
3	Cost of goods manufactured	$85,500.00
4	Ending inventory (400 units)	(11,400.00)
5	Total cost of goods sold		(74,100.00)
6	Gross profit		$42,900.00
7	Selling and administrative expenses		(21,500.00)
8	Operating income		$21,400.00

If the fixed manufacturing costs were $42,900 and the variable selling and administrative expenses were $14,600.

Required:

Prepare an income statement using variable costing. Refer to the lists of Labels and Amount Descriptions for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Be sure to complete the statement heading. A colon (:) will automatically appear if it is required. Enter amounts as positive numbers unless the amount is a calculation that results in a negative amount. For example: Net loss should be negative. Expenses should be positive.

Answer 1