Variable and Absorption Costing Summarized data for 2016 (the first year of operations) for Gorman Products, Inc., are as follows: Sales (75,000 units) $3,000,000 Production costs (80,000 units) Direct material 880,000 Direct labor 720,000 Manufacturing overhead: Variable 544,000 Fixed 320,000 Operating expenses: Variable 168,000 Fixed 240,000 Depreciation on equipment 60,000 Real estate taxes 18,000 Personal property taxes (inventory & equipment) 28,800 Personnel department expenses 30,000 a. Prepare an income statement based on full absorption costing. Only use a negative sign with your answer for net income (loss), if the answer represents a net loss. Otherwise, do not use negative signs with any answers. Round answers to the nearest whole number, when applicable. Absorption Costing Income Statement Sales $Answer 3,000,000 Cost of Goods Sold: Beginning Inventory $Answer 0 Direct materials Answer 880,000 Direct labor Answer 720,000 Answer Answer 864,000 Less: Ending Inventory Answer 54,000 Cost of Goods Sold Answer 2,310,000 Answer Answer 690,000 Answer Answer 408,000 Net Income (Loss) $Answer 282,000 b. Prepare an income statement based on variable costing. Only use a negative sign with your answer for net income (loss), if the answer represents a net loss. Otherwise, do not use negative signs with any answers. Round answers to the nearest whole number, when applicable. Variable Costing Income Statement Sales $Answer 3,000,000 Variable cost of Goods Sold: Beginning Inventory $Answer 0 Direct materials Answer 880,000 Direct labor Answer 720,000 Answer Answer 544,000 Less: Ending Inventory Answer 29,040 Variable cost of goods sold Answer 2,010,000 Answer Answer 168,000 Answer Answer 822,000 Fixed costs: Answer Answer 864,000 Operating expenses Answer 408,000 Total Fixed Cost Answer 560,000 Net Income (Loss) $Answer 262,000 c. Assume that you must decide quickly whether to accept a special one-time order for 1,000 units for $30 per unit. Which income statement presents the most relevant data? Answer Determine the apparent profit or loss on the special order based solely on these data. Use a negative sign with your answer if the special order creates an apparent loss. Round answer to the nearest whole number. $Answer 3,300 d. If the ending inventory is destroyed by fire, which costing approach would you use as a basis for filing an insurance claim for the fire loss? Why? Select the most appropriate statement. Absorption costing approach because the cost should include a reasonable portion of fixed manufacturing costs. Variable costing approach because the cost should include a reasonable portion of fixed manufacturing costs.