Income statement preparation using contribution and Absorption Costing
Straightforward Income Statements
The Independence Company had the following manufacturing data for the year 2006 (in thousands of dollars).
Beginning and ending inventories none
Direct material used $400
Direct labor 330
Supplies 20
Utilities-variable portion 40
Utilities-fixed portion 12
Indirect labor-variable portion 90
Indirect labor-fixed portion 40
Depreciation 200
Property taxes 20
Supervisory salaries 50
Selling expenses were $300,000 (including $60,000 that were variable) and general administrative expenses were $144,000 (including $23,000 that were variable). Sales were $1.8 million.
Direct labor and supplies are regarded as variable costs.
1. Prepare two income statements, one using the contribution approach and one using the absorption approach.
2. Suppose that all variable costs fluctuate directly in proportion to sales and that fixed costs are unaffected over a very wide range of sales. What would operating income have been if sales had been $2.0 million instead of $1.8 million? Which income statement did you use to help obtain your answer? Why?