During the second quarter of operations, the company again produced 31,200 units but sold 34,200 units. (Assume no change in total fixed costs.)

a. What is the companys variable costing net operating income (loss) for the second quarter?

b. What is the companys absorption costing net operating income (loss) for the second quarter?

c. Reconcile the variable costing and absorption costing net operating incomes for the second quarter.

Tami Tyler opened Tami's Creations, Inc., a small manufacturing company, at the beginning of the year. Getting the company through its first quarter of operations placed a considerable strain on Ms. Tyler's personal finances. The following income statement for the first quarter was prepared by a friend who has just completed a course in managerial accounting at State University. Tami's Creations, Inc. Income Statement For the Quarter Ended March 31 $ 1,128,000 Sales (28,200 units) Variable expenses: Variable cost of goods sold $ 442,740 188,940 631,680 Variable selling and administrative Contribution margin 496, 320 Fixed expenses: Fixed manufacturing overhead 249,600 258,720 Fixed selling and administrative 508,320 Net operating loss $ 12,000) Ms. Tyler is discouraged over the loss shown for the quarter, particularly because she had planned to use the statement as support for a bank loan. Another friend, a CPA, insists that the company should be using absorption costing rather than variable costing and argues that if absorption costing had been used the company probably would have reported at least some profit for the quarter. At this point, Ms. Tyler is manufacturing only one product-a swimsuit. Production and cost data relating to the swimsuit for the first quarter follow: Units produced Units sold 31, 200 28, 200 Variable costs per unit: Direct materials $ 7.30 Direct labor $ 6.50 Variable manufacturing overhead $ 1.90 Variable selling and administrative $6.70