Leibson Company, Which Has Only One Product, Has Provided the Following

question 98

Essay

Leibson Company, which has only one product, has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations:
The company produces the same number of units every month, although the sales in units vary from month to month. The company's variable costs per unit and total fixed costs have been constant from month to month.
Required:
a. What is the unit product cost for the month under variable costing?
b. What is the unit product cost for the month under absorption costing?
c. Prepare a contribution format income statement for the month using variable costing.
d. Prepare an income statement for the month using absorption costing.
e. Reconcile the variable costing and absorption costing net operating incomes for the month.

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Definitions:

T-Accounts

A visual representation of accounts used in double-entry bookkeeping to record debits on the left side and credits on the right.

Manufacturing Overhead Applied

The allocation of manufacturing overhead costs to the units produced, based on a predetermined rate.

Manufacturing Overhead

Every cost linked to production that isn't categorized as direct material or direct labor expenses.

Direct Labor-Hours

A measurement of the time spent by workers who are directly involved in the manufacturing process.