During Heaton Company's first two years of operations, it reported absorption costing net operating income as follows: Sales (@ $61 per unit) Cost of goods sold (@ $36 per unit) Gross margin Selling and administrative expenses* Net operating income Year 1 $ 1,159,000 684,000 475,000 310,000 $ 165,000 Year 2 $ 1,769,000 1,044,000 725,000 340,000 $ 385,000 * $3 per unit variable; $253,000 fixed each year. The company's $36 unit product cost is computed as follows: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead ($408,000 + 24,000 units) Absorption costing unit product cost $ 5 11 3 3 17 $ 36 Production and cost data for the first two years of operations are: Units produced Units sold Year 1 24,000 19,000 Year 2 24,000 29,000 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. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Using variable costing, what is the unit product cost for both years? Unit product cost $ 19 Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 What is the variable costing net operating income in Year 1 and in Year 2? (Loss amounts should be indicated with a minus sign.) Year 1 Year 2 Net operating income (loss) Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Reconcile the absorption costing and the variable costing net operating income figures for each year. Year 2 Reconciliation of Variable Costing and Absorption Costing Net Operating Incomes Year 1 Variable costing net operating income (loss) Add: Fixed manufacturing overhead cost deferred in inventory under absorption costing 85,000 Less: Fixed manufacturing overhead cost released from inventory under absorption costing Absorption costing net operating income (85,000)|