Starfax, Inc , manufactures a small part that is widely used in various electronic products such as home computers Results for the first three years of operations were as follows (absorption costing basis) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Sales $ 825,600 $ 660,480 $ 825,600 Cost of goods sold 598,560 412,800 639,840 Gross margin 227,040 247,680 185,760 Selling and administrative expenses 196,080 185,760 175,440 Net operating income (loss) $ 30,960 $ 61,920 $ 10,320 In the latter part of Year 2, a competitor went out of business and in the process dumped a large number of units on the market Asa result, Starfaxs sales dropped by 20 during Year 2 even though production increased during the year Management had expected sales to remain constant at 51,600 units the increased production was designed to provide the company with a buffer of protection against unexpected spurts in demand By the start of Year 3, management could see that it had excess inventory and that spurts in demand were unlikely To reduce the excessive inventories, Starfax cutback production during Year 3, as shown below Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Production in units 51,600 61,920 41,280 Sales in units 51,600 41,280 51,600 Additional information about the company follows The companys plant is highly automated Variable manufacturing expenses (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) total only $2 00 per unit, and fixed manufacturing overhead expenses total $495,360 per year A new fixed manufacturing overhead rate is computed each year based on that year's actual fixed manufacturing overhead costs divided by the actual number of units produced Variable selling and administrative expenses were $1 per unit sold in each year Fixed selling and administrative expenses totaled $141,280 per year The company uses a FIFO inventory flow assumption (FIFO means first in first out In other words, it assumes that the oldest units in inventory are sold first ) Starfaxs management cant understand why profits doubled during Year 2 when sales dropped by 20 and why a loss was incurred during Year 3 when sales recovered to previous levels Required 1 Prepare a variable costing income statement for each year 2 Refer to the absorption costing income statements above a Compute the unit product cost in each year under absorption costing Show how much of this cost is variable and how much is fixed b Reconcile the variable costing and absorption costing net operating income figures for each year 5b If Lean Production had been used during Year 2 and Year 3,what would the companys net operating income (or loss) have been in each year under absorption costing

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Starfax, Inc., manufactures a small part that is widely used in various electronic products such as home computers. Results for the first three years of

Starfax, Inc., manufactures a small part that is widely used in various electronic products such as home computers. Results for the first three years of operations were as follows (absorption costing basis):

	Year 1		Year 2		Year 3
Sales	$	825,600	$	660,480	$	825,600
Cost of goods sold		598,560		412,800		639,840
Gross margin		227,040		247,680		185,760
Selling and administrative expenses		196,080		185,760		175,440
Net operating income (loss)	$	30,960	$	61,920	$	10,320

In the latter part of Year 2, a competitor went out of business and in the process dumped a large number of units on the market. Asa result, Starfax’s sales dropped by 20% during Year 2 even though production increased during the year. Management had expected sales to remain constant at 51,600 units; the increased production was designed to provide the company with a buffer of protection against unexpected spurts in demand. By the start of Year 3, management could see that it had excess inventory and that spurts in demand were unlikely. To reduce the excessive inventories, Starfax cutback production during Year 3, as shown below:

	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Production in units	51,600	61,920	41,280
Sales in units	51,600	41,280	51,600

Additional information about the company follows:

The company’s plant is highly automated. Variable manufacturing expenses (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) total only $2.00 per unit, and fixed manufacturing overhead expenses total $495,360 per year.
A new fixed manufacturing overhead rate is computed each year based on that year's actual fixed manufacturing overhead costs divided by the actual number of units produced.
Variable selling and administrative expenses were $1 per unit sold in each year. Fixed selling and administrative expenses totaled $141,280 per year.
The company uses a FIFO inventory flow assumption. (FIFO means first-in first-out. In other words, it assumes that the oldest units in inventory are sold first.)

Starfax’s management can’t understand why profits doubled during Year 2 when sales dropped by 20% and why a loss was incurred during Year 3 when sales recovered to previous levels.

Required:

1. Prepare a variable costing income statement for each year.

2. Refer to the absorption costing income statements above.

a. Compute the unit product cost in each year under absorption costing. Show how much of this cost is variable and how much is fixed.

b. Reconcile the variable costing and absorption costing net operating income figures for each year.

5b. If Lean Production had been used during Year 2 and Year 3,what would the company’s net operating income (or loss) have been in each year under absorption costing?