Whispering Winds Manufacturing produces basketballs used for indoor and outdoor games. The company has had significant troubles over the past few years, as the number of competitors in the basketball market has increased dramatically. Recently, the company was forced to cut back production in order to reduce its rising inventory level. The following is a list of costs for the company in 2022: Variable costs per unit Rubber $2.70 Other materials-indirect 1.50 Ball makers-direct labour 5.80 Factory electricity usage 0.50 Factory water usage 0.20 Other labour-indirect 0.25 Selling and administrative expenses 0.40 Fixed costs per year Factory property taxes $126,067 Factory sewer usage 52,500 Factory electricity usage 42,000 Selling and administrative expenses 87,150 Whispering Winds Manufacturing had an ending inventory of 89,250 basketballs in 2021. For these units, the fixed manufacturing overhead cost was $4.00 per unit and variable manufacturing costs were $9.60 per unit. In 2022, the company produced 36,700 basketballs, sold 76,100 basketballs, and had an ending inventory of 49,850 basketballs. The basketballs sold for $18.00 each. Whispering Winds uses the FIFO method. Other materials-indirect 1.50 Ball makers-direct labour 5.80 Factory electricity usage 0.50 Factory water usage 0.20 Other labour-indirect 0.25 Selling and administrative expenses 0.40 Fixed costs per year Factory property taxes $126,067 Factory sewer usage 52,500 Factory electricity usage 42,000 Selling and administrative expenses 87,150 Whispering Winds Manufacturing had an ending inventory of 89,250 basketballs in 2021. For these units, the fixed manufacturing overhead cost was $4.00 per unit and variable manufacturing costs were $9.60 per unit. In 2022, the company produced 36,700 basketballs, sold 76,100 basketballs, and had an ending inventory of 49,850 basketballs. The basketballs sold for $18.00 each. Whispering Winds uses the FIFO method. Calculate Whispering Winds' manufacturing cost per unit under a variable-costing system. (Round per unit calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.) Manufacturing cost $ per unit WHISPERING WINDSMANUFACTURING Variable-Costing Income Statement Sales in units $ Calculate the manufacturing cost per unit under a throughput-costing system. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, eg. 15.25.) Manufacturing cost $ per unit Prepare a throughput-costing income statement for 2022. Assume that increased costs in 2022 are related to variable costs other than materials. (Round per unit calculations to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25 and final answers to O decimal places, e.g. 125.) WHISPERING WINDSMANUFACTURING Throughput Costing-Income Statement Sales in units $ $ Calculate Whispering Winds' manufacturing cost per unit under absorption costing. (Round per unit calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.) 2021 2022 Manufacturing cost $ per unit $ per unit Prepare an absorption-costing income statement for 2022. Prepare an absorption-costing income statement for 2022. WHISPERING WINDSMANUFACTURING Absorption-Costing Income Statement Sales in units $ $ $ Whispering Winds' chief financial officer, Mr. William, is contemplating the benefits of using the absorption-costing and variable-costing approaches. He has asked you to perform a variety of tasks to help him analyze the differences between the two approaches: 1. Reconcile the differences between the income values of the two approaches. Reconciliation of net income Variable-costing net income $ FMOH deferred in ending inventory FMOH released from beginning inventory Absorption-costing net income $ 2. Mr. William has heard that some basic managerial tasks can be better performed when variable costing is used. Calculate the break-even point in units for the company in 2022 using the variable-costing data. (Round answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275.) Break-even point units
