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Denton Company manufactures and sells a single product. Cost data for the product are given:
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| Variable costs per unit: | | | | |
| Direct materials | | | $ | 4 |
| Direct labor | | | | 9 |
| Variable manufacturing overhead | | | | 3 |
| Variable selling and administrative | | | | 3 |
| Total variable cost per unit | | | $ | 19 |
| Fixed costs per month: | | | | |
| Fixed manufacturing overhead | $ | 120,000 |
| Fixed selling and administrative | | 166,000 |
| Total fixed cost per month | $ | 286,000 |
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The product sells for $46 per unit. Production and sales data for July and August, the first two months of operations, follow:
| | Units Produced | Units Sold |
| July | 24,000 | 20,000 |
| August | 24,000 | 28,000 |
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The companys Accounting Department has prepared the following absorption costing income statements for July and August:
| | July | | August |
| Sales | $ | 920,000 | | $ | 1,288,000 |
| Cost of goods sold | | 420,000 | | | 588,000 |
| Gross margin | | 500,000 | | | 700,000 |
| Selling and administrative expenses | | 226,000 | | | 250,000 |
| Net operating income | $ | 274,000 | | $ | 450,000 |
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Required:
1. Determine the unit product cost under:
a. Absorption costing.
b. Variable costing.
2. Prepare contribution format variable costing income statements for July and August.
3. Reconcile the variable costing and absorption costing net operating incomes.
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