The Dean Corporation Produces and Sells a Single Product

question 93

Essay

The Dean Corporation produces and sells a single product. The following data refer to the year just completed: Assume that direct labor is a variable cost.
Required:
a. Compute the cost of a single unit of product under both the absorption costing and variable costing approaches.
b. Prepare an income statement for the year using absorption costing.
c. Prepare a contribution format income statement for the year using variable costing.
d. Reconcile the absorption costing and variable costing net operating income figures in (b) and (c) above.

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Definitions:

Ending Inventory

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

Net Income

The amount of earnings left over after all expenses, including taxes and costs, have been deducted from total revenue; essentially, the company's profit.

Physical Count

An actual count of merchandise or inventory on hand, often conducted at the end of an accounting period to verify the accuracy of records.

Ending Inventory

The value of goods available for sale at the end of an accounting period, calculated as beginning inventory plus purchases minus cost of goods sold.