3. Reconcile the difference between variable costing and absorption costing net operating income in Year 1.

High Country, Inc., produces and sells many recreational products. The company has just opened a new plant to produce a folding camp cot that will be marketed throughout the United States. The following cost and revenue data relate to May, the first month of the plant's operation: 40,000 35,000 83 ta Beginning inventory Units produced Units sold Selling price per unit Selling and administrative expenses: Variable per unit Fixed (per month) Manufacturing costs: Direct materials cost per unit Direct labor cost per unit Variable manufacturing overhead cost per unit Fixed manufacturing overhead cost (per month) ta ta 3 $ 558,000 16 10 to ta ta ta $ 720,000