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EM4A-51 (similar to) Question Help VitaSport produced 20,000 cases of powdered drink mix and sold 19,000 cases in April. The sales price was $26, variable costs were $13 per case ($10 manufacturing and 53 selling and administrative), and tota fixed costs were $85,000 (560,000 manufacturing overhead and $25,000 selling and administrative). The company had no beginning Finished Goods Inventory. VitaSport calculated the cost per unit and the total cost of the 1,000 cases in Finished Goods Inventory as of April 30 using both the absorption and variable costing methods. The calculations are presented below. (Click the icon to view the calculations using the absortion and variable costing methods.) Read the requirements Requirement 1. Which costing method produces the highest operating income? Explain why The absorption cost method produces the highest operating income. The primary reason for this is that in absorption costing, the fixed manufacturing overhead costs are distributed across the entire production run as part of the unit cost Under the absorption costing method of fixed manufacturing costs are Under the vanable costing method, this amount is Choose from any list or enter any number in the input fields and then click Check Answer ? 1 part remaining Clear All Check