Castaway Company reports the following first year production cost information:
a.Compute production cost per unit under variable costing.
b.Compute production cost per unit under absorption costing.
c.Determine the cost of ending inventory using variable costing.
d.Determine the cost of ending inventory using absorption costing.

Variable Costing

A costing method that includes only variable manufacturing costs—direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead—in the cost of a product.

Absorption Costing

A system for determining product costs that encompasses all manufacturing expenses, including direct materials, direct labor, and overheads, regardless of them being fixed or variable.

Ending Inventory

The value of goods available for sale at the end of an accounting period.