Petes Plant Stands manufactures

wooden stands used by plant nurseries. In May 2013, the company manufactured

18,000 and sold 16,560 stands. The cost per unit for the 18,000 stands produced was

as follows:

Direct material $ 9.00

Direct labor 6.00

Variable overhead 3.00

Fixed overhead 4.00

Total $22.00

There were no beginning inventories for May and no work in process at the end of May.

a. What is the value of ending finished goods inventory using absorption costing?

b. What is the value of ending finished goods inventory using variable costing?

c. Which accounting method, variable or absorption, would have produced the higher

net income for May?