Starfax, Incorporated, 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 $ 848,000 $ 678,400 $ 848,000 Cost of goods sold 614,800 424,000 657,200 Gross margin 233,200 254,400 190,800 Selling and administrative expenses 201,400 190,800 180,200 Net operating income (loss) $ 31,800 $ 63,600 $ 10,600 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 As a result, Starfaxs sales dropped by 20 during Year 2 even though production increased during the year Management had expected sales to remain constant at 53,000 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 cut back production during Year 3, as shown below Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Production in units 53,000 63,600 42,400 Sales in units 53,000 42,400 53,000 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 $508,800 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 $142,400 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, Incorporated, manufactures a small part that is widely used in various electronic products such as home computers. Results for the first three years of

Starfax, Incorporated, 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	$ 848,000	$ 678,400	$ 848,000
Cost of goods sold	614,800	424,000	657,200
Gross margin	233,200	254,400	190,800
Selling and administrative expenses	201,400	190,800	180,200
Net operating income (loss)	$ 31,800	$ 63,600	$ \10,600\

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. As a result, Starfaxs sales dropped by 20% during Year 2 even though production increased during the year. Management had expected sales to remain constant at 53,000 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 cut back production during Year 3, as shown below:

	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Production in units	53,000	63,600	42,400
Sales in units	53,000	42,400	53,000

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 $508,800 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 $142,400 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?