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Now compute the operating income for each capacity concept, one at a time. Label the variances as favorable (F) or unfavorable (U). (Enter a 0

Now compute the operating income for each capacity concept, one at a time. Label the variances as favorable (F) or unfavorable (U). (Enter a "0" for any zero balance accounts.

Zing Lager has just purchased the Boise Brewery. The brewery is two years old and uses absorption costing. It will "sell" its product to Zing Lager at $ 48 per barrel. Peter Bryant, Zing Lager's controller, obtains the following information about Boise Brewery's capacity and budgeted fixed manufacturing costs for 2017:

Denominator-Level Capacity Concept

Budgeted Fixed Manufacturing Overhead Per Period

Days of production per period

Hours of production per period

Barrels per hour

Theoretical capacity

$27,800,000

356

22

600

Practical capacity

$27,800,000

350

20

490

Normal capacity utilization

$27,800,000

350

20

395

Master Budget capacity for each half year

  1. January June 2017

$13,900,000

175

20

330

  1. July-December 2017

$13,900,000

175

20

460

2. In 2017, the Boise Brewery reported these production results:

Beginning inventory in barrels, 1-1-2017

0

Production in barrels

2,650,000

Ending inventory in barrels, 12-31-2017

230,000

Actual variable manufacturing costs

$80,692,500

Actual fixed manufacturing overhead costs

$27,000,000

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