Carlos has gone over the financial statement s of Primero, Inc. The income statement has been prepared on an absorption costing basis and Carlos would like to have the statement revised on a variable costing basis. The company has a normal capacity of 1,200,000 units each year. Only one line of product is manufactured, and the inventory is accounted for on a FIFO basis. In 2009, the fixed factory overhead was P6,000,000. During the year, Primero, Inc. manufactured 1,100,000 units of product. Primero, Inc Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 2009    Sales                                                                             P20,700,000   Cost of goods sold:      Inventory, beginning                      P1,980,000      Current production                         13,200,000      Goods available for sale                 15,180,000     Inventory, ending                              1,380,000           13,800,000   Gross margin                                                                  P 6,900,000  Factory overhead capacity variance                                     500,000  Income from manufacturing                                           P 6,400,000                                                                                                                                 ========= For the current year, 2010, plans have been made to manufacture 1,400,000 units of product and sell 1,450,000 units. The unit variable cost and the selling price are expected to be the same as they were last year. The normal capacity level will remain unchanged but fixed factory overhead can be reduced to P5,400,000 for the year. Required: a. Recast the income statement for 2009 to place it on a variable costing basis. b. Prepare an income statement for 2010 under the absorption costing basis. c. Prepare another income statement for 2010 under the variable costing bas

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Carlos has gone over the financial statement s of Primero, Inc. The income statement has been prepared on an absorption costing basis and Carlos would like to have the statement revised on a variable costing basis.

The company has a normal capacity of 1,200,000 units each year. Only one line of product is manufactured, and the inventory is accounted for on a FIFO basis. In 2009, the fixed factory overhead was P6,000,000. During the year, Primero, Inc. manufactured 1,100,000 units of product.

Primero, Inc

Income Statement

For the Year Ended December 31, 2009

 

 Sales                                                                             P20,700,000

  Cost of goods sold:

     Inventory, beginning                      P1,980,000

     Current production                         13,200,000

     Goods available for sale                 15,180,000

    Inventory, ending                              1,380,000           13,800,000

  Gross margin                                                                  P 6,900,000

 Factory overhead capacity variance                                     500,000

 Income from manufacturing                                           P 6,400,000

                                                                                                                                =========

For the current year, 2010, plans have been made to manufacture 1,400,000 units of product and sell 1,450,000 units. The unit variable cost and the selling price are expected to be the same as they were last year. The normal capacity level will remain unchanged but fixed factory overhead can be reduced to P5,400,000 for the year.

Required:

a. Recast the income statement for 2009 to place it on a variable costing basis.

b. Prepare an income statement for 2010 under the absorption costing basis.

c. Prepare another income statement for 2010 under the variable costing bas

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