Skinny Dippers, Inc. produces nonfat frozen yogurt. The product is sold in ten-gallon containers, which have the following price and variable costs.

Sales price		$49
Direct material		$19
Direct labor		$11
Variable overhead		$11

Budgeted fixed overhead in 20x1, the companys first year of operations, was $540,000. Actual production was 180,000 ten-gallon containers, of which 162,000 were sold. Skinny Dippers, Inc. incurred the following selling and administrative expenses.

Fixed		$180,000		for the year
Variable		$1		per container sold

Required:

1. Compute the product cost per container of frozen yogurt under (a) variable costing and (b) absorption costing.

2-a. Prepare operating income statements for 20x1 using absorption costing.

2-b. Prepare operating income statements for 20x1 using variable costing.

3. Reconcile the operating income reported under the two methods by listing the two key places where the income statements differ.

4. Reconcile the operating income reported under the two methods using the shortcut method.

Required 1. Compute the product cost per container of frozen yogurt under (a) variable costing and (b) absorption costing.

		Per Unit Product Cost
a.	Variable costing
b.	Absorption costing

Required 2A. Prepare operating income statements for 20x1 using absorption costing.

SKINNY DIPPERS, INC.
Absorption-Costing Operating Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 20X1
	$0
Selling and Administrative Expenses
	$0

Required 2B Prepare operating income statements for 20x1 using variable costing.

SKINNY DIPPERS, INC.
Variable-Costing Operating Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 20X1
Variable expenses:
	$
Fixed expenses:
	$

Required 3. Reconcile the operating income reported under the two methods by listing the two key places where the income statements differ.

Subtotal	$0
Total	$0
Difference in operating income	$0

Required 4.Reconcile the operating income reported under the two methods using the shortcut method.

Change in inventory (in units)			Predetermined fixed overhead rate		=	Difference in reported operating income
	units			per unit	=