(PLF), a producer of energy-efficient light bulbs, expects that demand will increase markedly over the next decade. Due to the high fixed costs involved in the business, PLF has decided to evaluate its financial performance using absorption costing income. The production-volume variance is written off to cost of goods sold. The variable cost of production is $2.70 per bulb. Fixed manufacturing costs are $1,015,000 per year. Variable and fixed selling and administrative expenses are $0.20 per bulb sold and $280,000, respectively. Because its light bulbs are currently popular with environmentally conscious customers, PLF can sell the bulbs for $9.90 each. PLF is deciding among various concepts of capacity for calculating the cost of each unit produced. Its choices are as follows:

Data Table

Theoretical capacity	725,000 bulbs
Practical capacity	406,000 bulbs
Normal capacity	290,000 bulbs (average expected output for the next three years)
Master-budget capacity	175,000 bulbs expected production this year

Requirements

1.	Calculate the inventoriable cost per unit using each level of capacity to compute fixed manufacturing cost per unit.
2.	Suppose PLF actually produces 250,000 bulbs. Calculate the production-volume variance using each level of capacity to compute the fixed manufacturing overhead allocation rate.
3.	Assume PLF has no beginning inventory. If this year's actual sales are 175,000 bulbs, calculate operating income for PLF using each type of capacity to compute fixed manufacturing cost per unit.