Income Statements under Absorption Costing and Variable Costing 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. Feedback Check My Work c. What is the reason for the difference in the amount of operating income reported in (a) and (b)? Under the the revenues. Under method, the fixed manufacturing cost included in the cost of goods sold is matched with , 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 will have a higher operating income