Question list King Industries has one product. Information about the production and sales of that product for the past year follow. (Click the icon to view the data.) The company had no beginning inventory. Question 1 Read the requirements. Question 2 Requirement 1. Prepare two income statements for the year, one using absorption costing and one using variable costing. Question 3 Begin by preparing the income statement for the year using absorption costing. Now prepare the income statement for the year using variable costing. Question 2 Use the statements you prepared to answer the following questions: 1a. What is the product cost per unit using absorption costing? 1b. What is the product cost per unit using variable costing? 1c. What is the ending inventory balance using absorption costing? 1d. What is the ending inventory balance using variable costing? 1e. What is cost of goods sold using absorption costing? 1f. What is cost of goods sold using variable costing? 1g. What is operating income using absorption costing? 1h. What is operating income using variable costing? Requirement 2. What is the underlying reason for the difference in operating income between the two costing methods? costing generates a higher operating income. This is because under absorption costing, , wherea: variable costing expenses all of the variable manufacturing overhead as a period cost. Data table Requirements 1. Prepare two income statements for the year, one using absorption costing and one using variable costing. Use those statements to answer the following questions: a. What is the product cost per unit using absorption costing? b. What is the product cost per unit using variable costing? c. What is the ending inventory balance using absorption costing? d. What is the ending inventory balance using variable costing? e. What is cost of goods sold using absorption costing? f. What is cost of goods sold using variable costing? g. What is operating income using absorption costing? h. What is operating income using variable costing? 2. What is the underlying reason for the difference in operating income between the two costing methods? 1h. What is operating income using variable costing