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MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING & CONTROL

VARIABLE COSTING

Learning Activity 1. Absorption Costing vs. Variable Costing

Jessica Capistrano has the following sales and production costs for her
small manufacturing business:

Sales per Unit 15.00


Variable Production Cost 8.00
Annual fixed production cost 35,000
Variable office expense (unit) 3.00
Annual fixed selling expense 5,000
Produced 12,500 units during the
period
No inventory at January (beg)
Sold 10,000 units

Required: Compute for the following:


1. Ending inventory under variable costing
2. Ending inventory under absorption costing
3. Total variable annual cost charged to expense in direct costing
4. Total fixed cost charged against current year’s operations in absorption
costing

Fixed Cost = Total Cost – (Variable Cost Per Unit * Units Produced)

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