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Absorption and

variable costing
method
COST ACCOUNTING
 Exercise:
Denton Company produces and sells a single product. The company has provided the
following data concerning its recent month of operations:
Selling price $20
Units in beginning inventory 0
Units produced 6,000
Units sold 5,000
Units in ending inventory 1,000
Variable costs per unit:
Direct materials $2
Direct Labor $4
Variable manufacturing $1
Overhead
Variable selling and $3
Administrative expenses
 Fixed costs:
 Fixed manufacturing overhead
$30,000
 Fixed selling and administrative
$10,000
expenses
Required:
a. Compute the unit product cost for the month under
both variable costing and absorption costing.
b. Prepare an income statement for the month under the
absorption costing method.
c. Prepare an income statement under the variable
costing method.

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