[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Jorgansen Lighting, Inc., manufactures heavy-duty street lighting systems for municipalities. The company uses variable costing for internal management reports and absorption costing for external reports to shareholders, creditors, and the government. The company has provided the following data: Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Inventories Beginning (unita) Ending (unita) Variable conting net operating income 170 220 170 $290,000 180 $269,000 180 220 $250,000 The company's fixed manufacturing overhead per unit was constant at $560 for all three years. 2. Assume in Year 4 that the company's variable costing net operating income was $240,000 and its absorption costing net operating Income was $290,000 a. Did Inventories increase or decrease during Year 4? Increase Decrease b. How much food manufacturing overhead cost was deferred or released from inventory during Year 4? Feed manufacturing overhead cost Inventory during Year 4