Prepare an income statement under variable costing


Response to the following problem:

A Variable costing income statement and conversion to absorption costing income

Torres Company began operations this year. During this first year, the company produced 100,000 units and sold 80,000 units. The absorption costing income statement for its first year of operations follows.

Sales (80,000 units × $50 per unit) $ 4,000,000

Cost of goods sold Beginning inventory $ 0

Cost of goods manufactured (100,000 units × $30 per unit) 3,000,000

Cost of good available for sale 3,000,000

Ending inventory (20,000 × $30) 600,000

Cost of goods sold 2,400,000

Gross margin 1,600,000

Selling and administrative expenses 510,000

Net income $ 1,090,000

Additional Information:

a. Selling and administrative expenses consist of $350,000 in annual fixed expenses and $2 per unit in variable selling and administrative expenses.

b. The company's product cost of $30 per unit is computed as follows.

Direct materials $ 4 per unit

Direct labor $ 15 per unit

Variable overhead $ 3 per unit

Fixed overhead ($800,000 / 100,000 units) $ 8 per unit

Required:

1. Prepare an income statement for the company under variable costing. (Input all amounts as positive values except net loss which should be indicated with a minus sign.)

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