Exam 4: Variable Costing and Segment Reporting: Tools for Management

Pen Corporation manufactures a single product.Last year, the company's variable costing net operating income was $55, 700 and ending inventory increased by 800 units.Fixed manufacturing overhead cost per unit was $3 in both beginning and ending inventory. Required: Determine the absorption costing net operating income for last year.Show your work!

O'Neill, Incorporated's segmented income statement for the most recent month is given below. For each of the following questions, refer back to the above original data. If Store B sales increase by $20, 000 with no change in fixed expenses, the overall company net operating income should:

Gough Corporation has two divisions: Domestic and Foreign.Data from the most recent month appear below: The break-even in sales dollars for the company as a whole is closest to:

Sproull Inc. , which produces a single product, has provided the following data for its most recent month of operation: The company had no beginning or ending inventories. Required: a.Compute the unit product cost under absorption costing.Show your work! b.Compute the unit product cost under variable costing.Show your work!

Farron Corporation, which has only one product, has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: What is the unit product cost for the month under variable costing?

Elliot Corporation, which has only one product, has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: What is the net operating income for the month under variable costing?

A manufacturing company that produces a single product has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: The total gross margin for the month under absorption costing is:

Gabbert Corporation, which has only one product, has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: The total gross margin for the month under the absorption costing approach is:

Aaker Corporation, which has only one product, has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: What is the total period cost for the month under the absorption costing?

Rede Inc.manufactures a single product.Variable costing net operating income was $63, 800 last year and its inventory decreased by 300 units.Fixed manufacturing overhead cost was $4 per unit for both units in beginning and in ending inventory.What was the absorption costing net operating income last year?

When sales are constant, but the number of units produced fluctuates, net operating income determined by the absorption costing method will:

Propst Corporation has two divisions: Garden Division and Farm Division.The following report is for the most recent operating period: Required: a.What is the Garden Division's break-even in sales dollars? b.What is the Farm Division's break-even in sales dollars? c.What is the company's overall break-even in sales dollars? d.What would be the company's overall net operating income if the company operated at its two division's break-even points?

Crystal Corporation produces a single product.The company's variable costing income statement for the month of May appears below: The company produced 80, 000 units in May and the beginning inventory consisted of 25, 000 units.Variable production costs per unit and total fixed costs have remained constant over the past several months. The value of the company's inventory on May 31 under absorption costing would be:

Breedon Corporation produces a single product.Data concerning the company's operations last year appear below: Required: a.Compute the unit product cost under both absorption and variable costing. b.Prepare an income statement for the year using absorption costing. c.Prepare a contribution format income statement for the year using variable costing. d.Prepare a report reconciling the difference in net operating income between absorption and variable costing for the year.

The costs assigned to units in inventory are typically lower under variable costing than under absorption costing.

Cutterski Corporation manufactures a propeller.Shown below is Cutterski's cost structure: In its first year of operations, Cutterski produced 60, 000 propellers but only sold 54, 000. Which costing method (variable or absorption)will generate a higher net operating income in Cutterski's first year of operations and by how much?

Romasanta Corporation manufactures a single product.The following data pertain to the company's operations over the last two years: What was the absorption costing net operating income last year?

Under absorption costing, the profit for a period is affected by a change in the number of units of finished goods in inventory.

Aaker Corporation, which has only one product, has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: The total gross margin for the month under the absorption costing approach is:

Italia Espresso Machina Inc.produces a single product.Data concerning the company's operations last year appear below: Required: a.Compute the unit product cost under both absorption and variable costing. b.Prepare an income statement for the year using absorption costing. c.Prepare a contribution format income statement for the year using variable costing. d.Prepare a report reconciling the difference in net operating income between absorption and variable costing for the year.