Ch 2 Required information Problem 19-1A Variable costing income statement and conversion to absorption costing income (two consecutive years) LO P2, P3 [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Part 2 of 2 Dowell Company produces a single product. Its income statements under absorption costing for its first two years of operation follow. 10 points Skipped Sales ($44 per unit) Cost of goods sold ($29 per unit) Gross margin Selling and administrative expenses Net income 2016 2017 $1,056,000 $1,936,000 696,000 1,276,000 360,000 660,000 293,000 333,000 67,000 $ 327,000 eBook Print References Additional Information a. Sales and production data for these first two years follow. 2016 Units produced Units sold 34,000 2017 34,000 44,000 24,000 b. Variable cost per unit and total fixed costs are unchanged during 2016 and 2017. The company's $29 per unit product cost consists of the following. Direct materials Direct labor Variable overhead Fixed overhead ($340,000/34,000 units) Total product cost per unit $ 5 9 5 10 $29 c. Selling and administrative expenses consist of the following. Variable selling and administrative expenses ($2 per unit) Fixed selling and administrative expenses Total selling and administrative expenses 2016 2017 $ 48,000 $ 88,000 245,000 245,000 $293,000 $333,000 Problem 19-1A Part 2 2. What are the differences between the absorption costing income and the variable costing income for these two years? (Loss amounts should be entered with a minus sign.) DOWELL COMPANY Reconciliation of Variable Costing Income to Absorption Costing Income 2016 2017 Variable costing income (loss) Absorption costing income (loss)