SAMPLE PROBLEM ON VARIABLE COSTING
Anna Manufacturing produces and sells earphones. Its production, sales and cost data for a
three year period are shown below :
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Manufacturing costs:
Materials per unit 3.00 3.00 3.00 Labor per unit 2.00 2.00 2.00 Variable overhead per
unit 1.00 1.00 1.00 Fixed overhead total 2,000 2,000 2,000
Selling and administrative costs:
Variable per unit sold 1.50 1.50 1.50 Fixed total 800 800 800 Production in units 1,000
1,000 1,000 Sales in units 1,000 800 1,100 Selling price per unit 15.00 15.00 15.00
Required : Prepare income statements for each year using
1) a bsorption costing 2) variable costing
First, compute the product cost per unit for absorption and variable costing
methods : Product cost per unit- Absorption costing :
Direct materials P3.00
Direct labor 2.00
Variable overhead 1.00
Fixed overhead P 2,000
1,000 units 2.00 P8.00
Product cost per unit- Variable costing:
Direct materials 3.00
Direct labor 2.00
Variable overhead 1.00 P6.00