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Problem 8-24

Bianca Bicycle Company manufactures mountain bikes with a variable cost of $200. The
bicycles sell for $350 each. Budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead for the most recent year
was $2,200,000. Planned and actual production for the year were the same.

Required: Under each of the following conditions, state (a) wheter operating income is higher
under variable or absorption costing and (b) the amount of the difference in reported operating
income under the two methods. Treat each condition as an independent case.

1. Production ........................................... 20,000 units


Sales .................................................... 23,000 units
2. Production ........................................... 10,000 units
Sales .................................................... 10,000 units
3. Production ........................................... 11,000 units
Sales .................................................... 9,000 units

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