Variable Costing, Absorption Costing During its first year of operations, Snobegon, Inc. (located in Lake Snobegon, Minnesota), produced 40,000 plastic snow scoops. Snow scoops are oversized shovel-type scoops that are used to push snow away. Unit sales were 38,800 scoops. Fixed overhead was applied at $0.75 per unit produced. Fixed overhead was underapplied by $2,500. This fixed overhead variance was closed to Cost of Goods Sold. There was no variable overhead variance. The results of the year's operations are as follows (on an absorption-costing basis): Sales (38,800 units @ $20) $776,000 Less: Cost of goods sold 546,460      Gross margin $229,540 Less: Selling and administrative expenses (all fixed) 185,500      Operating income $ 44,040 Required: Question Content Area 1. Calculate the cost of the firm's ending inventory under absorption costing. Round unit cost to five decimal places. Round your final answer to the nearest dollar. $fill in the blank f0a6f3fd103c032_1   Question Content Area What is the cost of the ending inventory under variable costing? Round unit cost to five decimal places. Round your final answer to the nearest dollar. $fill in the blank 43dce3000fd4046_1   Question Content Area 2. Prepare a variable-costing income statement. Round the unit cost to five decimal places, when required. Round your final answers to the nearest dollar. Use the rounded values in subsequent computations. Snobegon, Inc.Variable-Costing Income StatementFor the First Year of Operations   $- Select -   - Select - Contribution margin $fill in the blank 4f5ccb02afb0051_5 Less:     - Select -   - Select - Operating income $fill in the blank 4f5ccb02afb0051_10   Question Content Area What is the difference between the two income figures? $fill in the blank cbfa63055fe4008_1

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    During its first year of operations, Snobegon, Inc. (located in Lake Snobegon, Minnesota), produced 40,000 plastic snow scoops. Snow scoops are oversized shovel-type scoops that are used to push snow away. Unit sales were 38,800 scoops. Fixed overhead was applied at $0.75 per unit produced. Fixed overhead was underapplied by $2,500. This fixed overhead variance was closed to Cost of Goods Sold. There was no variable overhead variance. The results of the year's operations are as follows (on an absorption-costing basis):

    Sales (38,800 units @ $20) $776,000
    Less: Cost of goods sold 546,460
         Gross margin $229,540
    Less: Selling and administrative expenses (all fixed) 185,500
         Operating income $ 44,040

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    Question Content Area

    1. Calculate the cost of the firm's ending inventory under absorption costing. Round unit cost to five decimal places. Round your final answer to the nearest dollar.
    $fill in the blank f0a6f3fd103c032_1

     

    Question Content Area

    What is the cost of the ending inventory under variable costing? Round unit cost to five decimal places. Round your final answer to the nearest dollar.
    $fill in the blank 43dce3000fd4046_1

     

    Question Content Area

    2. Prepare a variable-costing income statement. Round the unit cost to five decimal places, when required. Round your final answers to the nearest dollar. Use the rounded values in subsequent computations.

    Snobegon, Inc.Variable-Costing Income StatementFor the First Year of Operations
     
    $- Select -
     
    - Select -
    Contribution margin $fill in the blank 4f5ccb02afb0051_5
    Less:  
     
    - Select -
     
    - Select -
    Operating income $fill in the blank 4f5ccb02afb0051_10
     

    Question Content Area

    What is the difference between the two income figures?
    $fill in the blank cbfa63055fe4008_1

     
 
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