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Chapter 21: Q-21-2RQ (page 1167)

What is variable costing?

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Variable costing is the modern method of calculating product cost per unit.

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01

Meaning of absorption costing

Variable costing is the modern method of calculating product cost per unit and operating income. This method treats fixed costs as sunk costs. Also, variable costing calculates contribution margin instead of gross profit.

02

Difference between variable and absorption costing

The main difference is absorption costing also considers fixed manufacturing overhead as product cost,whereas variable cost considers it as period cost.

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Most popular questions from this chapter

Classifying costs Classify each cost by placing an X in the appropriate columns. The first cost is completed as an example.

Absorption Costing Variable Costing Product Cost Period Cost Product Cost Period cost

  1. Direct materials
  2. Direct labor
  3. Variable manufacturing overhead
  4. Fixed manufacturing overhead
  5. Variable selling and administrative costs
  6. Fixed selling and administrative cost

Computing absorption costing gross profit

Refer to your answers to Short Exercise S21-6. Product X sells for \(175 per unit. Assume no beginning inventories. Calculate the gross profit using absorption costing when Adamson:

  1. Produces and sells 2,000 units.
  2. Produces 2,500 units and sells 2,000 units.
  3. Produces 5,000 units and sells 2,000 units.

S21-6 Direct materials \) 41 per unit Direct labor 57 per unit Variable manufacturing overhead 7 per unit Fixed manufacturing overhead 20,000 per ye

Using variable and absorption costing, making decisions The 2018 data that follow pertain to Eli’s Electric Eyewear, a manufacturer of swimming goggles. (Eli’s Electric Eyewear had no beginning Finished Goods Inventory in January 2018.)

Number of goggles produced 245,000 Number of goggles sold 215,000 Sales price per unit \( 22Variable manufacturing cost per unit 8Sales commission cost per unit 5Fixed manufacturing overhead 1,470,000 Fixed selling and administrative costs 250,000 Requirements

1. Prepare both conventional (absorption costing) and contribution margin (variable costing) income statements for Eli’s Electric Eyewear for the year ended December 31, 2018.

2. Which statement shows the higher operating income? Why?

3. Eli’s ElectricEyewear’s marketing vice president believes a new sales promotion that costs \)60,000 would increase sales to 220,000 goggles. Should the company go ahead with the promotion? Give your reasoning.

When units produced exceed units sold, how does operating income differ between variable costing and absorption costing? Why?

Explain how the sales mix can affect the profitability of a company.
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