Larry's Foods produces frozen meals, which it sells for $10 each. The company uses the FIFO inventory costing method, and it computes a new monthly fixed manufacturing overhead rate based on the actual number of meals produced that month. All costs and production levels are exactly as planned. The following data are from the company's first two months in business: (Click the icon to view the data.) Read the requirements. Requirement 1. Compute the product cost per meal produced under absorption costing and under variable costing. Do this first for January and then for February. Total product cost January February Absorption Variable Absorption Variable costing costing costing costing $ 5.35 $ 5.00 5.50 $ 5.00 Requirement 2a. Prepare separate monthly income statements for January and for February, using absorption costing. Larry's Foods Income Statement (Absorption Costing) Month Ended January 31 Sales revenue Less: Cost of goods sold Contribution margin Less: Fixed manufacturing overhead Operating income Requirements 1. Compute the product cost per meal produced under absorption costing and under variable costing. Do this first for January and then for February. 2. Prepare separate monthly income statements for January and for February, using the following a. Absorption costing b. Variable costing. 3. Is operating income higher under absorption costing or variable costing in January? In February? Explain the pattern of differences in operating income based on absorption costing versus variable costing. Data table Print Done January February Sales. 1,500 meals 1,800 meals Production. 2,000 meals 1,400 meals Variable manufacturing expense per meal. $5 $5 Sales commission expense per meal.. $1 $1 Total fixed manufacturing overhead. $700 $700 Total fixed marketing and administrative expenses.. $400 $400 Print Done - X - X in e C tion