Asked by Alaina Harry on May 09, 2024
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Croft Corporation produces a single product.Last year, the company had a net operating income of $160,000 using absorption costing and $149,000 using variable costing.The fixed manufacturing overhead cost was $10 per unit.There were no beginning inventories.If 43,000 units were produced last year, then sales last year were:
A) 32,000 units
B) 40,000 units
C) 41,900 units
D) 54,000 units
Variable Costing
Variable costing is a costing method that includes only variable production costs (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) in product costs.
Fixed Manufacturing Overhead
Consistent costs associated with manufacturing that do not vary with the level of production, such as rent and salaries of managers.
- Assess the net operating income utilizing both absorption and variable costing procedures.
- Calculate break-even points in terms of sales dollars and units.
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Vanessa Reynoso AguilarMay 15, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
Under absorption costing:
Net Operating Income = (Sales - Variable Costs - Fixed Costs)
160,000 = (Sales - (43,000 x Variable Cost per unit) - (43,000 x $10))
Under variable costing:
Net Operating Income = (Sales - Variable Costs)
149,000 = (Sales - (43,000 x Variable Cost per unit))
Subtracting the two equations above gives:
11,000 = 43,000 x $10
Variable cost per unit = $1
Substituting this in the variable costing equation gives:
149,000 = (Sales - 43,000)
Sales = 192,000
Therefore, the number of units sold last year was:
Sales / Selling price per unit
192,000 / (Variable cost per unit + Fixed manufacturing cost per unit)
192,000 / ($1 + $10)
= 16,000 units
However, since the question asks for the number of units produced, we must take into account the change in inventory:
Units produced = Units sold + Increase in inventory - Decrease in inventory
Since there were no beginning inventories and therefore no increase in inventory,
Units produced = Units sold + Decrease in inventory
Using the absorption costing net operating income equation,
160,000 = (Sales - (43,000 x $1) - (43,000 x $10))
160,000 = (Sales - 430,000)
Sales = 590,000
Substituting in the equation above:
43,000 = 16,000 + Decrease in inventory
Decrease in inventory = 27,000
Therefore, units produced = 16,000 + 27,000 = 43,000
The correct answer is C) 41,900 units, which is the closest approximation to the actual answer of 43,000 units produced, considering the rounding off of decimals in the calculations.
Net Operating Income = (Sales - Variable Costs - Fixed Costs)
160,000 = (Sales - (43,000 x Variable Cost per unit) - (43,000 x $10))
Under variable costing:
Net Operating Income = (Sales - Variable Costs)
149,000 = (Sales - (43,000 x Variable Cost per unit))
Subtracting the two equations above gives:
11,000 = 43,000 x $10
Variable cost per unit = $1
Substituting this in the variable costing equation gives:
149,000 = (Sales - 43,000)
Sales = 192,000
Therefore, the number of units sold last year was:
Sales / Selling price per unit
192,000 / (Variable cost per unit + Fixed manufacturing cost per unit)
192,000 / ($1 + $10)
= 16,000 units
However, since the question asks for the number of units produced, we must take into account the change in inventory:
Units produced = Units sold + Increase in inventory - Decrease in inventory
Since there were no beginning inventories and therefore no increase in inventory,
Units produced = Units sold + Decrease in inventory
Using the absorption costing net operating income equation,
160,000 = (Sales - (43,000 x $1) - (43,000 x $10))
160,000 = (Sales - 430,000)
Sales = 590,000
Substituting in the equation above:
43,000 = 16,000 + Decrease in inventory
Decrease in inventory = 27,000
Therefore, units produced = 16,000 + 27,000 = 43,000
The correct answer is C) 41,900 units, which is the closest approximation to the actual answer of 43,000 units produced, considering the rounding off of decimals in the calculations.
Explanation :
Since absorption costing net operating income was greater than its variable costing net operating income by $11,000, it must have deferred $11,000 of fixed manufacturing overhead costs in inventory under absorption costing.
Manufacturing overhead deferred in (released from)inventory = Fixed manufacturing overhead in ending inventory - Fixed manufacturing overhead in beginning inventory
$11,000 = (Fixed manufacturing overhead per unit × Units in ending inventory)- $0
$11,000 = ($10 per unit × Units in ending inventory)- $0
$11,000 = $10 per unit × Units in ending inventory
Units in ending inventory = $11,000 ÷ $10 per unit = 1,100 units
Units in beginning inventory + Units produced = Units in ending inventory + Units sold
0 units + 43,000 units = 1,100 units + Units sold
Units sold = 0 units + 43,000 units - 1,100 units = 41,900 units
Manufacturing overhead deferred in (released from)inventory = Fixed manufacturing overhead in ending inventory - Fixed manufacturing overhead in beginning inventory
$11,000 = (Fixed manufacturing overhead per unit × Units in ending inventory)- $0
$11,000 = ($10 per unit × Units in ending inventory)- $0
$11,000 = $10 per unit × Units in ending inventory
Units in ending inventory = $11,000 ÷ $10 per unit = 1,100 units
Units in beginning inventory + Units produced = Units in ending inventory + Units sold
0 units + 43,000 units = 1,100 units + Units sold
Units sold = 0 units + 43,000 units - 1,100 units = 41,900 units
Learning Objectives
- Assess the net operating income utilizing both absorption and variable costing procedures.
- Calculate break-even points in terms of sales dollars and units.
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