Question - Kenzi Kayaking, a manufacturer of kayaks, began operations this year. During this first year, the company produced 1,000 kayaks and sold 750. at a price of $1,000 each. At this first year-end, the company reported the following income statement information using absorption costing.
Sales (750 × $1,000) $ 750,000
Cost of goods sold (750 × $450) 337,500
Gross margin 412,500
Selling and administrative expenses 240,000
Net income $ 172,500
Additional Information
a. Production cost per kayak totals $450, which consists of $350 in variable production cost and $100 in fixed production cost-the latter amount is based on $100,000 of fixed production costs allocated to the 1,000 kayaks produced.
b. The $240,000 in selling and administrative expense consists of $95,000 that is variable and $145,000 that is fixed.
Required - Prepare an income statement for the current year under variable costing.