Baird Manufacturing pays its production managers a bonus based on the company's profitability. During the two most recent years, the company maintained the same cost structure to manufacture its products.

Year Units Produced Units Sold Production and Sales 2018 4,000 4,000 2019 6,000 4,000 Cost Data Direct materials $ 14.6 per unit Direct labor $ 24.0 per unit Manufacturing overheadvariable $ 11.3 per unit Manufacturing overheadfixed $ 103,800 Variable selling and administrative expenses $ 7.3 per unit sold Fixed selling and administrative expenses $ 50,000

(Assume that selling and administrative expenses are associated with goods sold.)

Levine sells its products for $108.9 per unit.

Required

1. Prepare income statements based on absorption costing for 2018 and 2019.
2. Since Levine sold the same number of units in 2018 and 2019, why did net income increase in 2019?

1. Determine the costs of ending inventory for 2019.
2. Prepare income statements based on variable costing for 2018 and 2019.

Please help with all.