Lehighton Chalk Company manufactures sidewalk chalk, which it sells online by the box at $25 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:

	Year 1			Year 2
Sales (in units)		2,500			2,500
Production (in units)		3,100			1,900
Production costs:
Variable manufacturing costs	$	15,190		$	9,310
Fixed manufacturing overhead		18,290			18,290
Selling and administrative costs:
Variable		10,000			10,000
Fixed		9,000			9,000

Selected information from Lehightons year-end balance sheets for its first two years of operation is as follows:

LEHIGHTON CHALK COMPANY
Selected Balance Sheet Information
Based on absorption costing	End of Year 1			End of Year 2
Finished-goods inventory	$	6,480		$	0
Retained earnings		11,000			17,720
Based on variable costing	End of Year 1			End of Year 2
Finished-goods inventory	$	2,940		$	0
Retained earnings		7,460			17,720

Required: 1. Reconcile Lehightons operating income reported under absorption and variable costing, during each year, by comparing the following two amounts on each income statement:

• Cost of goods sold
• Fixed cost (expensed as a period expense)

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.

Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Required 5 Required 6 Reconcile Lehighton's operating income reported under absorption and variable costing, during each year, by comparing the following two amounts on each income statement: Cost of goods sold Fixed cost expensed as a period expense) Show less Year 1 Year 2 Subtotal Total S 0 $ 0 Difference in operating income $ 0 $ 0 Required 1 Required 2 > Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Required 5 Required 6 What was Lehighton's total operating income across both years under absorption costing and under variable costing? Total Operating Income Absorption costing Variable costing Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Required 5 Required 6 What was the total sales revenue across both years under absorption costing and under variable costing? Total Sales Revenue Absorption costing Variable costing Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Required 5 Required 6 What was the total of all costs expensed on the operating income statements across both years under absorption costing and under variable costing? Costs Expensed Absorption costing Variable costing Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Required 5 Required 6 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. Amount Absorption costing Variable costing