1)Odilon Company makes a household appliance with model number X500. The goal for 2019 is to reduce direct materials usage per unit. No defective units are currently produced. Manufacturing conversion costs depend on production capacity defined in terms of X500 units that can be produced. The industry market size for appliances increased 10% from 2018 to 2019. The following additional data are available for 2018 and 2019:

20182019

Units of X500 produced and sold 10,00011,000

Selling price $100$95

Direct materials (square feet) 30,00029,000

Direct material costs per square foot $9$10

Manufacturing capacity for X500 (units) 12,50012,000

Total conversion costs $250,000$240,000

Conversion costs per unit of capacity $20$20

a)What is operating income for 2018?

b)What is operating income for 2019?