Reference no: EM131931633
Problem
O'Brien Company manufactures and sells one product. The following information pertains to each of the company's first three years of operations:
Variable costs per unit:
Manufacturing:
Direct materials $28
Direct labor $16
Variable manufacturing overhead $4
Variable selling and administrative $2
Fixed costs per year:
Fixed manufacturing overhead $570,000
Fixed selling and administrative expenses $100,000
During its first year of operations, O'Brien produced 93,000 units and sold 71,000 units. During its second year of operations, it produced 79,000 units and sold 96,000 units. In its third year, O'Brien produced 82,000 units and sold 77,000 units. The selling price of the company's product is $77 per unit.
Required:
1. Assume the company uses variable costing and a FIFO inventory flow assumption (FIFO means first-in first-out. In other words, it assumes that the oldest units in inventory are sold first):
a. Compute the unit product cost for Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3.
b. Prepare an income statement for Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3.