Lynch Company manufactures and sells a single product. The following costs were incurred during the companys first
Question:
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6
Direct labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9
Variable manufacturing overhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3
Variable selling and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4
Fixed costs per year:
Fixed manufacturing overhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000
Fixed selling and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $190,000
During the year, the company produced 25,000 units and sold 20,000 units. The selling price of the company’s product is $50 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.
2. Assume that the company uses variable costing:
a. Compute the unit product cost.
b. Prepare an income statement for the year.
Step by Step Answer:
Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 9781260247787
17th Edition
Authors: Ray Garrison, Eric Noreen, Peter Brewer