EXERCISE 7-8 (30 MINUTES)

2. The variable costing income statement appears below:

Sales... $3,990,000

Less variable expenses:

Variable cost of goods sold:

Beginning inventory ... $ 0

Add variable manufacturing costs

(20,000 units × $150 per unit) ... 3,000,000

Goods available for sale... 3,000,000

Less ending inventory

(1,000 units × $150 per unit)... 150,000

Variable cost of goods sold* ... 2,850,000

Variable selling and administrative expenses

(19,000 units × $10 per unit) ... 190,000 3,040,000

Contribution margin ... 950,000

Less fixed expenses:

Fixed manufacturing overhead... 700,000

Fixed selling and administrative expenses... 285,000 985,000

Net operating loss... $ (35,000)

* The variable cost of goods sold could be computed more simply as: