During the first month of operations ended August 31, Kodiak Fridgeration Company manufactured 46,000 mini refrigerators, of which 42,000 were sold. Operating data for the month are summarized as follows:

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1	Sales		$9,660,000.00
2	Manufacturing costs:
3	Direct materials	$3,220,000.00
4	Direct labor	1,380,000.00
5	Variable manufacturing cost	828,000.00
6	Fixed manufacturing cost	506,000.00	5,934,000.00
7	Selling and administrative expenses:
8	Variable	$756,000.00
9	Fixed	294,000.00	1,050,000.00

Required:

1.

Prepare an income statement based on the absorption costing concept.*

2.

Prepare an income statement based on the variable costing concept.*

3.

Explain the reason for the difference in the amount of income from operations reported in (1) and (2).

* Refer to the lists of Labels and Amount Descriptions for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Be sure to complete the statement heading. A colon (:) will automatically appear if required. Enter Inventory, August 31 as a negative number using a minus sign. If a net loss is incurred, enter that amount as a negative number using a minus sign.