Frigid Motors Inc. assembles and sells snowmobile engines. The company began operations on July 1, 2016, and operated at 100% of capacity during the first month. The following data summarize the results for July:

1	Sales (33,000 units)		$8,250,000.00
2	Production costs (40,500 units):
3	Direct materials	$3,240,000.00
4	Direct labor	1,822,500.00
5	Variable factory overhead	1,012,500.00
6	Fixed factory overhead	607,500.00	6,682,500.00
7	Selling and administrative expenses:
8	Variable selling and administrative expenses	$1,160,000.00
9	Fixed selling and administrative expenses	230,000.00	1,390,000.00

Required:

A.

Prepare an income statement according to the absorption costing concept.*

B.

Prepare an income statement according to the variable costing concept. A colon (:) will automatically appear if it is required.*

C.

What is the reason for the difference in the amount of income from operations reported in (A) and (B)?

* 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. Enter all amounts as positive numbers.