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

If required, round interim per-unit calculations to the nearest cent. a. Prepare an income statement according to the absorption costing concept. b. Prepare an income statement according to the variable costing concept. c. What is the reason for the difference in the amount of operating income reported in (a) and (b)? incurred, regardless of the amount of inventory change. Thus, when inventory increases, the ; income statement will have a higher operating income