25. Sparn Limited incurs the following costs to produce and sell a single product:

Variable costs per unit:
Direct materials	$	29
Direct labour		14
Variable manufacturing overhead		3
Variable selling and administrative expenses		5
Fixed costs per year:
Fixed manufacturing overhead		404,800
Fixed selling and administrative expenses		554,200

During the last year, 50,600 units were produced and 32,600 units were sold. The Finished Goods Inventory account at the end of the year shows a balance of $276,000 for the 6,000 unsold units.

Required:

1-a. Is the company using absorption costing or variable costing to cost units in the Finished Goods Inventory account?

Absorption costing

Variable costing

1-b. Show computations to support your answer.

2. Assume that the company wishes to prepare financial statements for the year to issue to its shareholders.

a. Is the $276,000 figure for finished goods inventory the correct amount to use on these statements for external reporting purposes?

Yes

No

b. At what dollar amount should the 6,000 units be carried in inventory for external reporting purposes?