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Income Statements under Absorption Costing and Variable Costing

Crazy Mountain Sports Inc. assembles and sells snowmobile engines. The company began operations on March $1$ and operated at $100\%$ of capacity during the first month. The following data summarize the results for March:

Line Item Description Amount Amount

Sales $(8,000$ units$)$ $$1,040,000$

Production costs $(10,000$ units$)$:

Direct materials $$481,000$

Direct labor $231,000$

Variable factory overhead $115,000$

Fixed factory overhead $77,000904,000$

Selling and administrative expenses:

Variable selling and administrative expenses $$140,100$

Fixed selling and administrative expenses $54,200194,300$

If required, round interim per$-$unit calculations to the nearest cent.

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a$.$ Prepare an income statement according to the absorption costing concept.

Crazy Mountain Sports Inc.

Absorption Costing Income Statement

For the Month Ended March $31$

Line Item Description Amount

Sales

$Sales

$1,040,000$

Cost of goods sold

Cost of goods sold

Gross profit

$Gross profit

Selling and administrative expenses

Selling and administrative expenses

$194,300$

Operating income

$Operating income

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a$.$ Under absorption costing, the cost of goods manufactured includes direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead costs. Both fixed and variable factory costs are included as part of factory overhead.

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b$.$ Prepare an income statement according to the variable costing concept.

Crazy Mountain Sports Inc.

Variable Costing Income Statement

For the Month Ended March $31$

Line Item Description Amount Amount

Sales

$Sales

$1,040,000$

Variable cost of goods sold

Variable cost of goods sold

Manufacturing margin

$Manufacturing margin

Variable selling and administrative expenses

Variable selling and administrative expenses

$140,100$

Contribution margin

$Contribution margin

Fixed costs:

Fixed factory overhead costs

$Fixed factory overhead costs

$77,000$

Fixed selling and administrative expenses

Fixed selling and administrative expenses

$54,200$

Total fixed costs

Total fixed costs

$131,200$

Operating income

$Operating income

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c$.$ What is the reason for the difference in the amount of operating income reported in $($a$)$ and $($b$)?$

Under the fill in the blank $1$ of $3$

absorption costing

method, the fixed manufacturing cost included in the cost of goods sold is matched with the revenues. Under fill in the blank $2$ of $3$

variable costing

$,$ all of the fixed manufacturing cost is deducted in the period in which it is incurred, regardless of the amount of inventory change. Thus, when inventory increases, the fill in the blank $3$ of $3$

absorption costing

income statement will have a higher operating income.