Jorgansen Lighting, Inc., manufactures heavy-duty street lighting systems for municipalities. The company uses variable costing for internal management reports and absorption costing for external reports to shareholders, creditors, and the government. The company has provided the following data: Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Inventories Beginning (units) Ending (units) Variable costing net operating income 210 170 $300,000 170 190 $269,000 190 230 $250,000 The company's fixed manufacturing overhead per unit was constant at $500 for all three years. Required: 1. Calculate each year's absorption costing net operating income. (Enter any losses or deductions as a negative value.) Reconciliation of Variable Costing and Absorption Costing Net Operating Incomes Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 $ 300,000 $ 269,000 $ 250,000 Variable costing net operating income Add (deduct) fixed manufacturing overhead deferred in (released from) inventory under absorption costing Absorption costing net operating income