Problem 6-23 (Algo) Absorption and Variable Costing; Production Constant, Sales Fluctuate [LO6-1, LO6-2, LO6-3]

Tami Tyler opened Tamis Creations, Incorporated, a small manufacturing company, at the beginning of the year. Getting the company through its first quarter of operations placed a considerable strain on Ms. Tylers personal finances. The following income statement for the first quarter was prepared by a friend who has just completed a course in managerial accounting at State University.

Tamis Creations, Incorporated Income Statement For the Quarter Ended March 31Sales (28,000 units) $ 1,120,000Variable expenses: Variable cost of goods sold$ 450,800 Variable selling and administrative179,200630,000Contribution margin 490,000Fixed expenses: Fixed manufacturing overhead279,000 Fixed selling and administrative224,500503,500Net operating loss $ ( 13,500)

Ms. Tyler is discouraged over the loss shown for the quarter, particularly because she had planned to use the statement as support for a bank loan. Another friend, a CPA, insists that the company should be using absorption costing rather than variable costing and argues that if absorption costing had been used the company probably would have reported at least some profit for the quarter.

At this point, Ms. Tyler is manufacturing only one producta swimsuit. Production and cost data relating to the swimsuit for the first quarter follow:

Units produced31,000Units sold28,000Variable costs per unit: Direct materials$ 7.30Direct labor$ 6.80Variable manufacturing overhead$ 2.00Variable selling and administrative$ 6.40

Required:

1. Complete the following:

a. Compute the unit product cost under absorption costing.

b. What is the companys absorption costing net operating income (loss) for the quarter?

c. Reconcile the variable and absorption costing net operating income (loss) figures.

3. During the second quarter of operations, the company again produced 31,000 units but sold 34,000 units. (Assume no change in total fixed costs.)

a. What is the companys variable costing net operating income (loss) for the second quarter?

b. What is the companys absorption costing net operating income (loss) for the second quarter?

c. Reconcile the variable costing and absorption costing net operating incomes (losses) for the second quarter.