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Assume a company has variable manufacturing costs of $20 per unit and total fixed manufacturing overhead per period is $150,000. In its first year of the operations, the company produced 12,500 units and reported absorption costing net operating income of $38,000 and variable costing net operating income of $20,000.

Requried:
How many units did the company sell in its first year of operations?

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Answer:

11,000

Explanation:

150,000/12,500=12

38,000-20,000=18,000

18,000/12=1,500

12,500-1,500=11,000

The units sold during the first year of operations are 11,000 units.

Data and Calculations:

Variable manufacturing costs per unit = $20

Total fixed manufacturing overhead for the period = $150,000

Production units in the first year of operations = 12,500

Absorption costing's net operating income = $38,000

Variable costing's net operating income = $20,000

Fixed manufacturing overhead per unit = $12 ($150,000/12,500)

The difference between Absorption costing net operating profit and variable costing net operating income = $18,000 ($38,000 -$20,000)

The units for ending inventory = Difference in profits divided by fixed cost per unit

= 1,500 ($18,000/$12) units

Units sold = Total production units for the year - Ending Inventory

= 11,000 (12,500 -1,500) units

Under Variable Costing, Sales Revenue is determined as follows:

Contribution = $170,000 ($150,000 + $20,000)

Sales Revenue = Variable costs + Fixed Costs

= $390,000 ($170,000 + $220,000)

Variable Costing Income Statement:

Sales revenue as above = $390,000

Cost of goods sold              220,000 ($20 x 11,000)

Contribution                        $170,000

Fixed costs                           150,000

Net operating income =     $20,000

Absorption Costing Income Statement:

Sales revenue as above = $390,000

Cost of goods sold               352,000 ($32 x 11,000)

Net operating income =      $38,000

Thus, the units that the company sold in the first year of its operations are 11,000 units.

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