EXERCISE 7-7 (20 MINUTES)

1. The company is using variable costing. The computations are:

Variable

Costing Absorption

Costing

Direct materials ... $ 9 $ 9

Direct labor ... 10 10

Variable manufacturing overhead .... 5 5

Fixed manufacturing overhead

($150,000 ÷ 25,000 units) ... — 6

Unit product cost ... $24 $30

Total cost, 3,000 units ... $72,000 $90,000