Variable CostingSales Exceed Production The beginning inventory is 13,500 units. All of the units that were manufactured during the period and 13,500 units of the beginning inventory were sold. The beginning inventory fixed manufacturing costs are $58 per unit, and variable manufacturing costs are $102 per unit.

a. Determine whether variable costing income from operations is less than or greater than absorption costing income from operations.

b. Determine the difference in variable costing and absorption costing income from operations. $