Pittsburgh Pillow Company’s planned production for the year just ended was 10,000 units. This produc-
Absorption, Variable, and tion level was achieved, but it sold only 9,000 units. Other data follow:
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a. What would be Pittsburgh Pillow Company’s finished-goods inventory cost on December 31 under the variable-costing method?

b. Which costing method, absorption or variable costing, would show a higher operating income for the year? By what amount?
ce. Suppose that Pittsburgh Pillow Company uses throughput costing, and the cost of direct material is its only unit-level cost. What would be the company’s finished-goods inventory on December 31?