Compute the unit product cost absorption income


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

 

$ 5

Variable manufacturing overhead

 

$ 1

Variable selling and administrative

 

$ 1

Fixed costs per year:

   

Fixed manufacturing overhead

$ 385,000

Fixed selling and administrative

$ 295,000

 

During the year, the company produced 35,000 units and sold 17,000 units. The selling price of the company's product is $58 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.

Absorption income statement

2. Assume that the company uses variable costing: 

  • Compute the unit product cost.

Prepare an income statement for the year.

Variable costing income statement

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