Variable Costing Lindquist Company has the following information for February: Determine the following for Lindquist Company for the month of Februaryz Veriable Costing-Production Exceeds Sales Fixed manufacturing costs are $55 per unit, and variable manufacturing costs are $165 per unit. Production was 104,000 units, while sales were 98,BDO units. a. Determine whether variable costing operating income is less than or greater than absorption costing operating income. Variable costing eperating income is greater than absorption costing. b. Determine the difference in variable costing and absorption costing operating income. Variable Costing-Sales Exceed Production The beginning inventory is 18,600 units. All of the units that were manufactured during the period and all the units of the beginning inventory were sold. The beginning inventory fixed manufacturing costs are $42 per unit, and variable manufacturing costs are $92 per unit. a. Determine whether variable costing operating income is less than or greater than absorption castinig operating income. Variable costing operating income is qreater than absorption costinq. b. Determinie the difference in variable costing and absorption costing operating income