Absorption and variable costing income statements obj. 1, 2 During the first month of operations ended May 31, 2016, Frost Point Fridge Company manufactured 40,000 mini refrigerators, of which 36,000 were sold. Operating data for the month are summarized as follows:

Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,480,000 Manufacturing costs:

Direct materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,200,000 Direct labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,120,000 Variable manufacturing cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 880,000 Fixed manufacturing cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560,000 5,760,000 Selling and administrative expenses:

Variable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 648,000 Fixed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288,000 936,000 Instructions 1. Prepare an income statement based on the absorption costing concept.

2. Prepare an income statement based on the variable costing concept.

3. Explain the reason for the difference in the amount of income from operations reported in (1) and (2).