Lehighton Chalk Company manufactures sidewalk chalk, which it sells online by the box at $22 per unit. Lehighton uses an actual costing system, which means that the actual costs of direct material, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead are entered into work-in-process inventory. The actual application rate for manufacturing overhead is computed each year; actual manufacturing overhead is divided by actual production (in units) to compute the application rate. Information for Lehightons first two years of operation is as follows:

2. What was Lehightons total operating income across both years under absorption costing and under variable costing?

3. What was the total sales revenue across both years under absorption costing and under variable costing?

4. What was the total of all costs expensed on the operating income statements across both years under absorption costing and under variable costing?

5. Subtract the total costs expensed across both years [requirement (4)] from the total sales revenue across both years [requirement (3)]: (a) under absorption costing and (b) under variable costing.

6. Considering the results obtained in requirements 1-5 above, select which of the following statements (is) are true by selecting an "X".

Sales (in units) Production (in units) Production costs: Year 1 2, 300 2,700 Year 2 2, 300 1,900 Variable manufacturing costs Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 9,720 6,840 13,230 13,230 Selling and administrative costs: Variable Fixed 9,200 8, 200 9,200 8, 200 Selected information from Lehighton's year-end balance sheets for its first twyears of operation is as follows LEHIGHTON CHALK COMPANY Selected Balance Sheet Information Based on absorption costing Finished-goods inventory Retained earnings End of Year 1 8,150 End of Year 1 6,190 End of Year 2 15,180 End of Year 2 15,180 $3,400 Based on variable costing Finished-goods inventory Retained earnings $1,440