Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making
Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781118334331
Author: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 6, Problem 6.7AP

Prepare income statements under absorption costing and variable costing for a company with beginning inventory, and reconcile differences

(LO 5), AN

(a) 2017 $2,700,000

(b) 2017 $2,350,000

Jackson Company produces plastic that is used for injection-molding applications such as gears for small motors. In 2016, the first year of operations, Jackson produced 4,000 tons of plastic and sold 3,500 tons. In 2017, the production and sales results were exactly reversed. In each year, the selling price per ton was $2,000, variable manufacturing costs were 15% of the sales price of units produced, variable selling expenses were 10% of the selling price of units sold, fixed manufacturing costs were $2,800,000, and fixed administrative expenses were $500,000.

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(a) Prepare income statements for each year using variable costing. (Use the format from Illustration 6A-5.)

(b) Prepare income statements for each year using absorption costing. (Use the format from Illustration 6A-4.)

(c) Reconcile the differences each year in net income under the two costing approaches.

(d) _______ Comment on the effects of production and sales on net income under the two costing approaches.

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Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making

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