Whitman Company has just completed its first year of operations. The company's

absorption costing income statement for the year appears below:

The company's selling and administrative expenses consist of $$292,500$ per year in

fixed expenses and $$3$ per unit sold in variable expenses. The $$22$ per unit product cost

given above is computed as follows:

Required:

Prepare the company's income statement in the contribution format using variable

costing.

Reconcile any difference between the net operating income on your variable costing income statement and the net operating income on the absorption costing income statement.