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Coastal Corporation, Which Uses Throughput Costing, Began Operations at the Start

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Coastal Corporation, which uses throughput costing, began operations at the start of the current year. Planned and actual production equaled 20,000 units, and sales totaled 17,500 units at $95 per unit. Cost data for the year were as follows:  Direct materials (per unit)  Conversion cost: $18 Direct labor 160,000 Variable manufacturing overhead 280,000 Fixed manufacturing overhead 340,000 Selling and administrative costs (total) 430,000\begin{array}{lr}\begin{array}{l}\text { Direct materials (per unit) } \\\text { Conversion cost: }\end{array} & \$ 18 \\\quad \text { Direct labor } & 160,000 \\\text { Variable manufacturing overhead } & 280,000 \\\quad \text { Fixed manufacturing overhead } & 340,000 \\\text { Selling and administrative costs (total) } & 430,000\end{array}
Required:
A. Compute the company's total cost for the year.
B. How much of this cost would be held in year-end inventory under (1) absorption costing and (2) variable costing?
C. How much of the company's total cost for the year would appear on the period's income statement under (1) absorption costing and (2) variable costing?


Definitions:

Cash

A form of liquid asset that includes currency and other easily accessible bank balances.

Prepaid Insurance

Refers to payments made in advance for insurance coverage, recorded as an asset on the balance sheet until the period to which the insurance relates.

Historical Cost

The original monetary value of an asset or transaction, without adjusting for inflation or market valuation changes.

Merchandise Inventory

The total cost of all the goods a company intends to sell, including items purchased for resale.

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