Variable and Absorption Costing Grant Company sells its product for $50 per unit. Variable manu- facturing costs per unit are $30, and fixed manufacturing costs at the normal operating level of 15,000 units are $90,000. Variable selling expenses are $4 per unit sold. Fixed administrative expenses total $155,000. Grant had 7,000 units at a per-unit cost of $35 in beginning inventory. During the year, the company produced 15,000 units and sold 20,000. Would net income for Grant Company be higher if calculated using variable costing or using absorption costing? Calculate reported income using each method.

Diego Company manufactures one product that is sold for $75 per unit in two geographic regions-the East and West regions. The following information pertains to the company's first year of operations in which it produced 46,000 units and sold 42,000 units. Variable costs per unit: Manufacturing: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Variable selling and administrative Fixed costs per year: Fixed manufacturing overhead Fixed selling and administrative expense E al gross margin Okay The company sold 31,000 units in the East region and 11,000 units in the West region. It determined that $200,000 of its fixed selling and administrative expense is traceable to the West region, $150,000 is traceable to the East region, and the remaining $38,000 is a common fixed expense. The company will continue to incur the total amount of its fixed manufacturing overhead costs as long as it continues to produce any amount of its only product. What is the company's total gross margin…

Diego Company manufactures one product that is sold for $75 per unit in two geographic regions-the East and West regions. The following information pertains to the company's first year of operations in which it produced 46,000 units and sold 42,000 units. 2 W Variable costs per unit: Manufacturing: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Variable selling and administrative Fixed costs per year: Fixed manufacturing overhead Fixed selling and administrative expense Profit will # S The company sold 31,000 units in the East region and 11,000 units in the West region. It determined that $200,000 of its fixed selling and administrative expense is traceable to the West region, $150,000 is traceable to the East region, and the remaining $38,000 is a common fixed expense. The company will continue to incur the total amount of its fixed manufacturing overhead costs as long as it continues to produce any amount of its only product. 15. Assume the West region invests $36,000…

Lynch 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 $ 14 Direct labor $ 8 Variable manufacturing overhead $ 2 Variable selling and administrative $2 Fixed costs per year: Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 250,000 Fixed selling and administrative $ 160,000 During the year, the company produced 25,000 units and sold 21,000 units. The selling price of the company's product is $47 per unit. Required: Assume the company uses absorption costing: Compute the unit product cost. Prepare an income statement for the year. Assume the company uses variable costing: Compute the unit product cost. Prepare an income statement for the year.