EXERCISE 7-5 (CONTINUED)

2. a. The unit product cost under variable costing would be:

Direct materials ... $ 6

Direct labor ... 9

Variable manufacturing overhead .. 3

Unit product cost ... $18

b. The variable costing income statement:

Sales (20,000 units × $50 per unit)... $1,000,000

Less variable expenses:

Variable cost of goods sold:

Beginning inventory ... $ 0

Add variable manufacturing costs

(25,000 units × $18 per unit)... 450,000

Goods available for sale... 450,000

Less ending inventory

(5,000 units × $18 per unit) ... 90,000

Variable cost of goods sold... 360,000 *

Variable selling expense

(20,000 units × $4 per unit) ... 80,000 440,000

Contribution margin ... 560,000

Less fixed expenses:

Fixed manufacturing overhead ... 300,000

Fixed selling and administrative expense ... 190,000 490,000

Net operating income... $ 70,000

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