Area Income Statements under Absorption Costing and Variable Costing Gallatin County Motors Inc. assembles and sells snowmobile engines. The company began operations on July 1 and operated at 100% of capacity during the first month. The following data summarize the results for July: Sales (8,500 units) $1,105,000 Production costs (11,000 units): Direct materials $529,100 Direct labor 254,100 Variable factory overhead 126,500 Fixed factory overhead 84,700 994,400 Selling and administrative expenses: Variable selling and administrative expenses $154,100 Fixed selling and administrative expenses 59,700 213,800 If required, round interim per-unit calculations to the nearest cent. Question Content Area a. Prepare an income statement according to the absorption costing concept. Gallatin County Motors Inc. Absorption Costing Income Statement For the Month Ended July 31 Sales $Sales Cost of goods sold Cost of goods sold Gross profit $Gross profit Selling and administrative expenses Selling and administrative expenses Operating income $Operating income Question Content Area b. Prepare an income statement according to the variable costing concept. Gallatin County Motors Inc. Variable Costing Income Statement For the Month Ended July 31 Sales $Sales Manufacturing margin Manufacturing margin Variable selling and administrative expenses $Variable selling and administrative expenses Fixed factory overhead costs Fixed factory overhead costs Fixed selling and administrative expenses $Fixed selling and administrative expenses Fixed costs: $- Select - - Select - - Select - $- Select - Question Content Area c. What is the reason for the difference in the amount of operating income reported in (a) and (b)? Under the method, the fixed manufacturing cost included in the cost of goods sold is matched with the revenues. Under , all of the fixed manufacturing cost is deducted in the period in which it is incurred, regardless of the amount of inventory change. Thus, when inventory increases, the income statement will have a h