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 (@$35 per unit) Gross margin Selling and administrative expenses* Net operating income Year 1 Year 2 $ 1,037,000 $ 1,647,000 595,000 945,000 442,000 702,000 299,000 329,000 $ 143,600 $ 373,000 *$3 per unit variable: $248,000 fixed each year. The company's $35 unit product cost is computed as follows: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead ($418,000 + 22,000 units) Absorption costing unit product cost $ 5 8 3 19 $ 35 Production and cost data for the first two years of operations are: Year 1 Year 2 Units produced 22,000 22,000 Units sold 17,000 27,000 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