Jackson Company produces plastic that is used for injection molding applications such as gears for small motors. In 2016, the first year of operations, Jackson produced 4,300 tons of plastic and sold 3.655 tons. In 2017, the production and sales results were exactly reversed. In each year, the selling price per ton was $2,400, variable manufacturing costs were 15% of the sales price of units produced, variable selling expenses were 11% of the selling price of units sold, fixed manufacturing costs were $3.225,000, and fixed administrative expenses were $500,000 Prepare income statements for each year using variable costing, JACKSON COMPANY Income Statement Variable Costing JACKSON COMPANY Income Statement Variable Costing > $ $ v v JACKSON COMPANY Income Statement Variable Costing $ > JACKSON COMPANY Income Statement Absorption Costing 71 A > > > Reconcile the differences each year in net income under the two costing approaches. 2016 2017 $ $ Variable costing net income Fixed manufacturing overhead expensed with variable costing Less: Fixed manufacturing overhead expensed with absorption costing $ $ Difference Absorption costing net income $ $ eTextbook and Media O search