The Beginning Inventory Is 5,000 Units

question 43

Essay

The beginning inventory is 5,000 units. All of the units manufactured during the period and 3,000 units of the beginning inventory were sold. The beginning inventory fixed costs are $25 per unit, and variable costs are $55 per unit. Determine (a) whether variable costing operating income is less than or greater than absorption costing operating income and (b) the difference in variable costing and absorption operating income.

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Definitions:

First-In, First-Out Method

An inventory valuation method where the oldest inventory items are recorded as sold first, leaving the most recently purchased items in inventory.

Equivalent Units

A concept used in cost accounting to express the amount of work done on partially finished goods in terms of fully finished goods, helpful in calculating costs in process costing systems.

Assembly Department

A division within a manufacturing process where parts are assembled to create a final product.

Conversion Cost

The sum of direct labor and overhead costs associated with transforming raw materials into finished goods.