[SOLVED] Question & Answer: During Heaton Company’s first two years of operations, the company reported absorption costing net operating income as follows

During Heaton Company’s first two years of operations, the company reported absorption costing net operating income as follows: Year 1 Year 2 Sales (@ $61 per unit) $ 976,000 $ 1,586,000 Cost of goods sold (@ $36 per unit) 576,000 936,000 Gross margin 400,000 650,000 Selling and administrative expenses* 301,000 331,000 Net operating income $ 99,000 $ 319,000 * $3 per unit variable; $253,000 fixed each year. The company’s $36 unit product cost is computed as follows: Direct materials $ 9 Direct labor 9 Variable manufacturing overhead 1 Fixed manufacturing overhead ($357,000 ÷ 21,000 units) 17 Absorption costing unit product cost $ 36 Forty percent of fixed manufacturing overhead consists of wages and salaries; the remainder consists of depreciation charges on production equipment and buildings. Production and cost data for the two years are: Year 1 Year 2 Units produced 21,000 21,000 Units sold 16,000 26,000 Required: 1. Prepare a variable costing contribution format income statement for each year. 2. Reconcile the absorption costing and the variable costing net operating income figures for each year. (Losses should be indicated by a minus sign.)