During the first month of operations ended August 31, Kodiak Fridgeration Company manufactured 80,000 mini refrigerators, of which 72,000 were sold. Operating data for the month are summarized as follows:

1 Sales $10,800,000.00 2 Manufacturing costs: 3 Direct materials $6,400,000.00 4 Direct labor 1,600,000.00 5 Variable manufacturing cost 1,280,000.00 6 Fixed manufacturing cost 320,000.00 9,600,000.00 7 Selling and administrative expenses: 8 Variable $1,080,000.00 9 Fixed 180,000.00 1,260,000.00

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.