Managerial Accounting: Creating Value in a Dynamic Business Environment
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Author: HILTON, Ronald
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 8, Problem 34P
Outback Corporation manufactures tactical LED flashlights in Brisbane, Australia. The firm uses an absorption costing system for internal reporting purposes; however, the company is considering using variable costing. Data regarding Outback’s planned and actual operations for 20x1 follow:
The budgeted per-unit cost figures were based on Outback producing and selling 140,000 units in 20x1. Outback uses a predetermined
Required: Was Outback’s 20x1 operating income higher under absorption costing or variable costing? Why? Compute the following amounts.
- 1. The value of Outback Corporation’s 20x1 ending finished-goods inventory under absorption costing.
- 2. The value of Outback Corporation’s 20x1 ending finished-goods inventory under variable costing.
- 3. The difference between Outback Corporation’s 20x1 reported operating income calculated under absorption costing and calculated under variable costing.
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Managerial Accounting: Creating Value in a Dynamic Business Environment
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