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 (@ $36 per unit) Gross margin Selling and administrative expenses* Net operating income. Year 1 $ 1,008,000 576,000 Year 2 $ 1,638,000 936,000 432,000 702,000 298,000 328,000 $ \134,000\ $ 374,000 *$3 per unit variable; $250,000 fixed each year. The company's $36 unit product cost is computed as follows: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead ($378,000 21,000 units) Absorption costing unit product cost $ 8 9 1 18 $ 36 Forty percent of fixed manufacturing overhead consists of wages and salaries; the remainder consists of depreciation charges on production equipment and buildings. Production and cost data for the first two years of operatons are: Units produced Units sold Year 1 21,000 16,000 Year 2 21,000 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 What is the variable costing net operating income in Year 1 and in Year 2? Year 1 Year 2 Net operating income (loss) < Required 1 Required 3 >