Reference no: EM132562015

XYZ Company manufactures and sells one product. The following information pertains to eachof the company's first three years of operations:

Variable costs per unit:

Manufacturing:

Direct materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32

Direct labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20

Variable manufacturing overhead . . . . . . . . . . $4

Variable selling and administrative . . . . . . . . . $3

Fixed costs per year:

Fixed manufacturing overhead . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $660,000

Fixed selling and administrative expenses . . . . . $120,000

During its first year of operations, XYZ produced 100,000 units and sold 80,000 units. During its second year of operations, it produced 75,000 units and sold 90,000 units. In its third year,

XYZ produced 80,000 units and sold 75,000 units. Theselling price of the company's productis $75 per unit.

Required:

Question 1. Assume the company uses variable costing and a LIFO inventory flow assumption (LIFO means last-in first-out. In other words, it assumes that the newest units in inventory aresold 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.