During Heaton Company's first two years of operations, it reported absorption costing net operating income as follows: Sales (@$63 per unit) Cost of goods sold (@ $33 per unit) Gross margin Selling and administrative expenses* Net operating income *$3 per unit variable; $252,000 fixed each year. Year 1 Year 2 858,000 $ 1,008,000 $1,638,000 780,000 528,000 480,000 300,000 330,000 $ 180,000 $ 450,000 The company's $33 unit product cost is computed as follows: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead ($252,000 + 21,000 units) Absorption costing unit product cost $ 6 11 4 12 $ 33 Production and cost data for the first two years of operations are: Year 1 Year 2 Units produced 21,000 21,000 Units sold 16,000 26,000 Required: 1. Using variable costing, what is the unit product cost for both years? 2. What is the variable costing net operating income in Year 1 and in Year 2? 3. Reconcile the absorption costing and the variable costing net operating income figures for each year. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Reconcile the absorption costing and the variable costing net operating income figures for each year. Reconciliation of Variable Costing and Absorption Costing Net Operating Incomes Year 1 Variable costing net operating income (loss) $ 120,000 Year 2 $510,000 ( Add (deduct) fixed manufacturing overhead deferred in (released from) inventory under absorption costing Absorption costing net operating income $ 180,000 ( 60,000 $ 450.000 ( 60,000 ( < Required 2 Required >