Mark's Meals 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 EB (Click the icon to view the data) 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 tollowing 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 Requirementat Table X for January and then for February January 1,800 meals 2,000 meals February 1,800 meas 1,600 meas Total product Sales RequirementProduction Variable manufacturing expense per meal Sales commission expense per meal Total fixed manufacturing overhead Total tixed marketing and administrative expenses $800800 300 S300