Oriole Company produced 8,600 units during the past year, but only 8,500 of the units were sold. The following additional information is also available.

Direct materials used		$70,400
Direct labor incurred		$29,000
Variable manufacturing overhead		$21,000
Fixed manufacturing overhead		$34,400
Fixed selling and administrative expenses		$70,000
Variable selling and administrative expenses		$11,000

There was no work in process inventory at the beginning and end of the year, nor did Oriolehave any beginning finished goods inventory.

What would be Oriole Companys finished goods inventory cost on December 31 under variable costing? (Round intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places e.g. 10.25 and final answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 2,510.)

Finished goods inventory cost

$enter the finished goods inventory cost in dollars

Which costing method, absorption or variable costing, would show a higher net income for the year? By what amount? (Round intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places e.g. 10.25 and final answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 2,510.)

select a costing system Absorption CostingVariable costing method would show a higher net income by $enter a dollar amount