Baxter Products, Inc., began operations in October and manufactured 30,000 units dur-’

ing the month with the following unit costs:

Total fixed factory overhead is $300,000 per month. During October, 28,000 units were sold at a price of $35, and fixed marketing and administrative expenses were $130,500.
Required:
1. Calculate the cost of each unit using absorption costing.
2. How many units remain in ending inventory? What is the cost of ending inventory using absorption costing?
3. Prepare an absorption-costing income statement for Baxter Products, Inc., for the month of October.
4. What if November production was 30,000 units, costs were stable, and sales were 31,000 units? What is the cost of ending inventory? What is operating income for November?LO1

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Direct materials Direct labor Variable overhead Fixed overhead* $ 6.00 3.00 2.00 10.00 Variable marketing cost 2.50 *Fixed overhead per unit $300,000/30,000 units produced = $10