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Tami Tyler opened Tami's Creations, Inc., a small manufacturing company, at the beginning of the year. Getting the company through its rst quarter of operations placed a considerable strain on Ms. Tyler's personal nances. The following income statement for the first quarter was prepared by a friend who hasjust completed a course in managerial accounting at State University. Tami's Creations, Inc. Income Statement For the Quarter Ended March 31 Sales (28,500 units) $1,140,000 Variable expenses: Variable cost of goods sold $ 456,000 Variable selling and administrative 190.950 646,950 Contribution margin 493,050 Fixed expenses: Fixed manufacturing overhead 252,000 Fixed selling and administrative 253,050 505,050 Net operating loss $( 12,000) Ms. Tyler is discouraged over the loss shown for the quarter, particularly because she had planned to use the statement as support for a bank loan. Another friend, a CPA, insists that the company should be using absorption costing rather than variable costing and argues that if absorption costing had been used the company probably would have reported at least some profit for the quarter. At this point, Ms. Tyler is manufacturing only one producta swimsuit. Production and cost data relating to the swimsuit for the first quarter follow: At this point, Ms. Tyler is manufacturing only one producta swimsuit. Production and cost data relating to the swimsuit for the first quarter follow: Units produced 31,500 Units sold 28,500 Variable costs per unit: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Variable selling and administrative mum O'HOINI - o n - 444m 0000 Required: 1. Complete the following: a. Compute the unit product cost under absorption costing. b. What is the company's absorption costing net operating income (loss) for the quarter? c. Reconcile the variable and absorption costing net operating income (loss) gures. 3. During the second quarter of operations, the company again produced 31,500 units but sold 34,500 units. (Assume no change in total fixed costs.) a. What is the company's variable costing net operating income (loss) for the second quarter? b. What is the company's absorption costing net operating income (loss) for the second quarter? c. Reconcile the variable costing and absorption costing net operating incomes for the second quarter