QUESTION 3 1. a) If a company reports a favorable PVV, what conclusion can we draw about that company? b) If operating income under variable costing is higher than operating income under absorption costing, what conclusion can we draw about that company? c) If inventory increases by $70,000 under absorption costing and $45,000 under variable costing for the same company in the same period, what conclusion can we draw about that company?