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Absorption CostingAbsorption Costing
A system of accounting for costs in whichboth fixed and variable production costs
are considered product costs
!ixedCosts
VariableCosts
"roduct
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Variable CostingVariable Costing
A system of cost accounting that onlyassigns the variable cost of production to
products
!ixedCosts
VariableCosts
"roduct
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Absorption and Variable CostingAbsorption and Variable Costing
Absorption
Costing
Variable
Costing
Direct materials
Direct labor Product costsProduct costs Variable mfg. overhead
Fixed mfg. overhead
Period costs
Period costs Selling & Admin. exp.
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Absorption and Variable CostingAbsorption and Variable Costing
Absorption
Costing
Variable
Costing
Direct materials
Direct labor Product costsProduct costs Variable mfg. overhead
Fixed mfg. overhead
Period costs
Period costs Selling & Admin. exp.
#he difference between absorption and variablecosting is the treatment of fixed manufacturing overhead
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Lets put some numbers to an example andsee !hat !e can learn about the differencebet!een absorption and variable costing.
Absorption and Variable CostingAbsorption and Variable Costing
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%ellon Co produces a single productwith the following information available&
"umber of units produced annuall# $%'''
Variable costs per unit(Direct materials direct labor
and variable mfg. overhead )'*
Selling & administrative
expenses +*
Fixed costs per #ear(,fg. overhead )%''''*
Selling & administrative
expenses )'''''*
Absorption and Variable CostingAbsorption and Variable Costing
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'nit product cost is determined as follows&
Absorption
Costing
Variable
CostingDirect materials direct labor and
variable mfg. overhead )'* )'*
Fixed mfg. overhead
-*)%'''' $%''' units/ 0 1
2nit product cost )0* )'*
Absorption and Variable CostingAbsorption and Variable Costing
Selling and administrative expenses areal!a#s treated as period expenses and
deducted from revenue.
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Absorption CostingAbsorption Costing
(ncome )tatements(ncome )tatements
Absorption CostingSales -$'''' 3*+'/ 0'''''*
Less cost of goods sold(
4eginning inventor#
Add C56,
6oods available for sale
7nding inventor#
6ross marginLess selling & admin. exp.
Variable
Fixed
"et income
%ellon Co had no beginning inventory* produced $+*,,,units and sold $,*,,, units this year at -., each
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Absorption CostingSales -$'''' 3 *+'/ 0'''''*
Less cost of goods sold(
4eginning inventor# 1*
Add C56, -$%''' 3 *)0/ 8'''''
6oods available for sale 8'''''*
7nding inventor# -%''' 3 *)0/ 9'''' +$''''
6ross margin $9''''*Less selling & admin. exp.
Variable
Fixed
"et income
Absorption CostingAbsorption Costing
(ncome )tatements(ncome )tatements
%ellon Co had no beginning inventory* produced $+*,,,units and sold $,*,,, units this year at -., each
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Absorption Costing
Sales -$'''' 3 *+'/ 0'''''*Less cost of goods sold(
4eginning inventor# 1*
Add C56, -$%''' 3 *)0/ 8'''''
6oods available for sale 8'''''*
7nding inventor# -%''' 3 *)0/ 9'''' +$''''
6ross margin $9''''*
Less selling & admin. exp.
Variable -$'''' 3 *+/ 0''''*
Fixed )''''' )0''''
"et income )$''''*
%ellon Co had no beginning inventory* produced $+*,,,units and sold $,*,,, units this year at -., each
Absorption CostingAbsorption Costing
(ncome )tatements(ncome )tatements
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Variable CostingVariable Costing
(ncome )tatements(ncome )tatements/ow let0s loo at variable costing by %ellon Co
Variable CostingSales -$'''' 3 *+'/ 0'''''*
Less variable expenses(
4eginning inventor# 1*
Add C56, -$%''' 3 *)'/ $%''''
6oods available for sale $%''''*
7nding inventor# -%''' 3 *)'/ %''''
Variable cost of goods sold $'''''*
Variable selling & administrative
expenses
Contribution margin
Less fixed expenses(
,anufacturing overhead
Selling & administrative expenses
"et income
:e exclude thefixed manufacturing
overhead.
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Variable CostingSales -$'''' 3 *+'/ 0'''''*
Less variable expenses(
4eginning inventor# 1*Add C56, -$%''' 3 *)'/ $%''''
6oods available for sale $%''''*
7nding inventor# -%''' 3 *)'/ %''''
Variable cost of goods sold $'''''*
Variable selling & administrative
expenses -$'''' 3 *+/ 0'''' $0''''Contribution margin +8''''*
Less fixed expenses(
,anufacturing overhead )%''''*
Selling & administrative expenses )''''' $%''''
"et income ;''''*
Variable CostingVariable Costing
(ncome )tatements(ncome )tatements/ow let0s loo at variable costing by %ellon Co
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Cost of
6oods
Sold
7nding
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Comparing Absorption andComparing Absorption and
Variable CostingVariable Costing
Let0s compare the methodsCost of
6oods
Sold
7nding
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3econciling (ncome 'nder3econciling (ncome 'nder
Absorption and Variable CostingAbsorption and Variable Costing
4e can reconcile the difference betweenabsorption and variable net income as follows&
Variable costing net income ;''''*Add( Fixed mfg. overhead costs
deferred in inventor#
-%''' units 3 *0 per unit/ +''''
Absorption costing net income )$''''*
Fixed mfg. overhead *)%''''2nits produced $%'''
> *0.'' per unit>
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Cost5Volume5"rofit AnalysisCost5Volume5"rofit Analysis
6 CV" includes all fixed costs to computebreaeven
7 Variable costing and CV" are consistent as bothtreat fixed costs as a lump sum
6 Absorption costing defers fixed costs intoinventory
7Absorption costing is inconsistent with CV"because absorption costing treats fixed costs ona per unit basis
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9xtending the 9xample9xtending the 9xample
Lets loo? at
the second#ear of
operationsfor ,ellonCompan#.
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%ellon Co :ear $%ellon Co :ear $
(n its second year of operations* %ellon Co started with aninventory of +*,,, units* produced $+*,,, units and sold
.,*,,, units at -., each
"umber of units produced annuall# $%'''
Variable costs per unit(Direct materials direct labor
and variable mfg. overhead )'*
Selling & administrative
expenses +*
Fixed costs per #ear(
,fg. overhead )%''''*
Selling & administrative
expenses )'''''*
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%ellon Co :ear $%ellon Co :ear $
'nit product cost is determined as follows&
Absorption
Costing
Variable
CostingDirect materials direct labor
and variable mfg. overhead )'* )'*
Fixed mfg. overhead
-*)%'''' $%''' units/ 0 1
2nit product cost )0* )'*
=here has been nochange in ,ellons
cost structure.
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%ellon Co :ear $%ellon Co :ear $
"o! lets loo? at ,ellons income statementassuming absorption costing is used.
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Absorption CostingSales -+'''' 3 *+'/ ;'''''*
Less cost of goods sold(
4eg. inventor# -%''' x *)0/ 9''''*
Add C56, -$%''' 3 *)0/ 8'''''6oods available for sale 89''''*
7nding inventor# 1 89''''
6ross margin 8$''''*
Less selling & admin. exp.
Variable -+'''' 3 *+/ ;''''*Fixed )''''' );''''
"et income $+''''*
%ellon Co :ear $%ellon Co :ear $2nits in ending inventor# from the previous period.
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Absorption CostingSales -+'''' 3 *+'/ ;'''''*
Less cost of goods sold(
4eg. inventor# -%''' x *)0/ 9''''*
Add C56, -$%''' 3 *)0/ 8'''''6oods available for sale 89''''*
7nding inventor# 1 89''''
6ross margin 8$''''*
Less selling & admin. exp.
Variable -+'''' 3 *+/ ;''''*Fixed )''''' );''''
"et income $+''''*
%ellon Co :ear $%ellon Co :ear $
$%''' units produced in the current period.
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%ellon Co :ear $%ellon Co :ear $
"ext !ell loo? at ,ellons income statementassuming variable costingvariable costing is used.
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Variable CostingSales -+'''' 3 *+'/ ;'''''*Less variable expenses(
4eg. inventor# -%''' 3 *)'/ %''''*
Add C56, -$%''' 3 *)'/ $%''''
6oods available for sale +'''''*
7nding inventor# 1
Variable cost of goods sold +'''''*
Variable selling & administrative
expenses -+'''' 3*+/ ;'''' +;''''
Contribution margin %)''''*
Less fixed expenses( ,anufacturing overhead )%''''*
Selling & administrative expenses )''''' $%''''
"et income $0''''*
%ellon Co :ear $%ellon Co :ear $
7xcludes fixed manufacturing overhead.
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)ummary)ummary
For the t!o1#ear period total absorption
income and total variable income are the same.
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)ummary)ummary
Let0s see if we can get an overviewof what we have done
) C i f)ummary Comparison of
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)ummary Comparison of)ummary Comparison of
Absorption ;AC< and VariableAbsorption ;AC< and Variable
Costing ;VC
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)ummary Comparison of)ummary Comparison of
Absorption ;AC< and VariableAbsorption ;AC< and Variable
Costing ;VC
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)ummary Comparison of)ummary Comparison of
Absorption ;AC< and VariableAbsorption ;AC< and Variable
Costing ;VC
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Production versus
Sales
=otal
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Advantages
%anagement finds it%anagement finds it
easy to understandeasy to understandConsistent withConsistent with
CV" analysisCV" analysis
9mphasi=es contribution in9mphasi=es contribution in
short5run pricing decisionsshort5run pricing decisions
"rofit for period not"rofit for period notaffected by changesaffected by changes
in fixed mfg overheadin fixed mfg overhead
(mpact of fixed(mpact of fixedcosts on profitscosts on profitsemphasi=edemphasi=ed
9valuation of Variable Costing9valuation of Variable Costing
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AdvantagesConsistent with long5runConsistent with long5run
pricing decisions that mustpricing decisions that must
cover full costcover full cost
9xternal reporting9xternal reportingand income tax lawand income tax law
re>uire absorption costingre>uire absorption costing
9valuation of Absorption Costing9valuation of Absorption Costing
!ixed manufacturing overhead is!ixed manufacturing overhead istreated the same as the other producttreated the same as the other productcosts* direct material and direct laborcosts* direct material and direct labor
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