Income under absorption costing will be lower than the income under variable costing when the costs of Group of answer choices Units manufactured exceeds the units sold during the period Units manufactured are equal to the units sold during the period Units manufactured are less than the units sold during the period Beginning inventory exceeds the ending inventory

Baxtell Company manufactures and sells a single product. The following costs were incurred during the company's first year of operations: Variable costs per unit: Manufacturing: Direct materials Direct labour Variable manufacturing overhead Variable selling and administrative Fixed costs per year: Fixed manufacturing overhead Fixed selling and administrative expense $ 27 7 4 9 370,800 183,200 During the year, the company produced 30,900 units and sold 22,900 units. The selling price of the company's product is $73 per unit. Required: 1. Assume that the company uses absorption costing. a. Compute the unit product cost. Unit product cost b. Prepare an income statement for the year. (Do not leave any empty spaces; Input a O wherever it is required.) Absorption Costing Income Statement Cost of goods sold:

a. 1. Prepare an estimated income statement, comparing operating results if 29,600 and 32,800 units are manufactured in the absorption costing format. If an amount box does not require an entry leave it blank. a. 2. Prepare an estimated income statement, comparing operating results if 29,600 and 32,800 units are manufactured in the variable costing format. If an amount box does not require an entry leave it blank. b. What is the reason for the difference in operating income reported for the two levels of production by the absorption costing income statement? The increase in income from operations under absorption costing is caused by the allocation of   overhead cost over a   number of units. Thus, the cost of goods sold is  . The difference can also be explained by the amount of   overhead cost included in the   inventory.

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