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 219 151 $295,500 151 188 $269,000 188 237 $258,500 The company's fixed manufacturing overhead per unit was constant at $569 for all three years. value: 2.00 points Required information Required: 1. Determine each year's absorption costing net operating income. Reconciliation of Variable Costing and Absorption Costing Net Operating Incomes Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Variable costing net operating income Add (deduct) fixed manufacturing overhead deferred in (released from) inventory under absorption costing Absorption costing net operating income $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 2. In Year 4, the company's variable costing net operating income was $255,700 and its absorption costing net operating income was $272,500. a. Did inventories increase or decrease during Year 4? Decrease O Increase b. How much fixed manufacturing overhead cost was deferred in or released from inventory during Year 4? Fixed manufacturing overhead cost inventory during Year 4