Whitman Company has just completed its first year of operations. The company's absorption costing income statement for the year appears below:

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

2. 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.

Whitman Company Income Statement Sales (41,000 units * $44.10 per unit) $1,808, 100 Cost of goods sold (41,000 units x $21 per unit) 861,000 Gross margin 947, 100 Selling and administrative expenses 471,500 Net operating income $ 475,600 The company's selling and administrative expenses consist of $307,500 per year in fixed expenses and $4 per unit sold in variable expenses. The $21 per unit product cost given above is computed as follows: Direct materials $ Direct labor o w w CO Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead ($282,000 + 47,000 units) Absorption costing unit product cost $ Required: 1. Prepare the company's income statement in the contribution format using variable costing. Whitman Company Variable Costing Income Statement Sales $ 1,808, 100 Variable expenses: Variable cost of goods sold $ 369,000 Variable selling and 164,000 533,000 administrative expenses Contribution margin 1,275, 100 Fixed expenses Fixed manufacturing overhead 306,000 Fixed selling and administrative 307,500 expenses 613,500 Net operating income $ 661,600 2. 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. Reconciliation of Variable Costing and Absorption Costing Net Operating Incomes (losses) Variable costing net operating income (loss) Add: Fixed manufacturing overhead cost deferred in inventory under absorption costing Absorption costing net operating income (loss) $