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Question 1 Alpha Electronics Corp (AEC) manufactures and sells a unique intermediate component part that is widely used in various household electronic products. Operating results for the latest three financial years were as follows: <\/p>

Table 1<\/strong><\/td>2019<\/strong><\/td>2020<\/strong><\/td>2021<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Sales<\/td>$1,000,000<\/td>$800,000<\/td>$1,000,000<\/td><\/tr>
Cost of goods sold<\/td>760,000<\/td>512,000<\/td>788,500<\/td><\/tr>
Gross margin<\/td>240,000<\/td>288,000<\/td>211,500<\/td><\/tr>
Selling and administrative expenses<\/td>230,000<\/td>198,000<\/td>230,000<\/td><\/tr>
Net operating income \/ (loss)<\/td>$10,000<\/td>$90,000<\/td>$(18,500)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

As the industry matures, the company is facing stiff competition from several regional players. Sales dropped 20% during 2020, against an original expectation of 40,000 units. Production for 2020 was budgeted at 50,000 units so as to build a sufficient buffer to prevent any stock- out situation from unexpected demand surge. The excess stocks from 2020 was carried over into 2021, and accordingly the budgeted production for 2021 was cut. <\/p>

<\/td>2019<\/strong><\/td>2020<\/strong><\/td>2021<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Production in units<\/td>40,000<\/td>50,000<\/td>32,000<\/td><\/tr>
Sales in units<\/td>40,000<\/td>32,000<\/td>40,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

There are the following additional information about the AEC: Fixed manufacturing overhead costs $600,000 per annum Fixed selling and administrative costs $70,000 per annum Variable costs per unit: Manufacturing cost $4 Selling and administrative cost $4 The fixed manufacturing overhead costs are applied to units of production on the basis of actual production for the year. The company uses the FIFO inventory flow assumption. There were no opening inventories for 2019. AEC's senior management is perplexed as to why the operating results does not fluctuate in tandem with the sales numbers.<\/p>

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Required: (a) Create a contribution margin format variable costing income statement for each year, and reconcile the variable costing net operating income figures against those reflected in Table 1. (b) Refer to the company' operating results reflected in Table 1. create a brief report to AEC's senior management to explain the fluctuations in net operating income from 2019 to 2021. (c) (i) Explain how operations would have differed in 2020 and 2021 if the company had been using Lean Production with the results that ending inventory was zero. (ii) If Lean production has been in use during 2020 and 2021, and the pre- the determined overhead absorption rate is based on 40,000 units per year, compute the company's net operating income\/(loss) for each year under absorption costing. Explain the reason for any differences between these income figures and those reported using variable costing. Justify your explanation with a brief computation. Question 2 Omega Medical Supplies Pte Ltd (OMS) is a small but growing manufacturer of medical equipment. Due to its small set-up, the company does not have a sales force of its own, but relies entirely on independent sales agents to market its products. The independent sales agents are paid a commission of 15% of sales. This is reflected in the budget for the new financial year ending 31 December 2022, as follows:<\/p>

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