Income Statements under Absorption and Variable Costing Shawnee Motors Inc. assembles and sells MP3 players. The company began operations on August 1 and operated at 100% of capacity during the first month. The following data summarize the results for August: ing Sales (18,500 units) $2,960,000 Production costs (24,000 units) tic Direct materials $1,420,800 681,600 Direct labor hen 340,800 Variable factory overhead Fixed factory overhead 228,000 2,671,200 Selling and administrative expenses Variable selling and administrative expenses $414,000 160,300 Fixed selling and administrative expenses 574,300 If required, round interim per-unit calculations to the nearest cent ent fro a. Prepare an income statement according to the absorption costing concept Shawnee Motors Inc Absorption Costing Income Statement For the Month Ended August 31 Sales 2,960,000 Cost of goods sold Gross profit d oth Selling and administrative expen ses Income from operations b. Prepare an income statement according to the variable costing concept Shawnee Motors Inc. Variable Costing Income Statement For the Month Ended August 31 Sales Variable cost of goods sold Manufacturing margin Variable selling and administrative expenses Contribution margin Fixed costs: Fixed factory overhead Fixed selling and administrative expenses Total fixed costs Income from operations c. What is the reason for the difference in the amount of income from operations reported in (a) and (b)? Under the absorption costing method, the fixed manufacturing cost included in the cost of goods sold is matched with the revenues. Under 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 absorption costingincome statement will have a higher income from operations than will the variable costing income statement Feedback Check My Work Correct