Joplin Industries Inc. manufactures and sells high-quality sporting goods equipment under its highly recognizable J-Sports logo. The company began operations on May 1 and operated at 100% of capacity (270,000 units) during the first month, creating an ending inventory of 24,000 units. During June, the company produced 246,000 garments during the month but sold 270,000 units at $300 per unit. The June manufacturing costs and selling and administrative expenses were as follows:. company began ,000 units. During June, the costs and selling and administrative Number of Unit Cost Total Cost Units Manufacturing costs in June 1 beginning inventory: Variable 24,000 $150.00 3,600,000 787,200 $182.80 $4,387,200 Fixed 24,000 32.80 Total Manufacturing costs in June: Variable 246,000 $150.00 $36,900,000 246,000 36.00 8,856,000 186.00 $45,756,000 Fixed Total Selling and administrative expenses in June Variable 270,000 $45.00 $12,150,000 972,000 48.60 $13,122,000 Fixed 270,000 3.60 Total $48.60 $13,122,000
a. Prepare an income statement according to the absorption costing concept for June.
Joplin Industries Inc.
Absorption Costing Income Statement
For the Month Ended June 30
$
Cost of goods sold:
$
$
$
b. Prepare an income statement according to the variable costing concept for June.
Joplin Industries Inc.
Variable Costing Income Statement
For the Month Ended June 30
$
$
$
Fixed costs:
$
$
c. What is the reason for the difference in the amount of income from operations reported in (a) and (b)?
Under the method, the fixed manufacturing cost included in the cost of goods sold is matched with the revenues. Under , all of the fixed manufacturing cost is deducted in the period in which it is incurred, regardless of the amount of inventory change. Thus, when inventory decreases, the income statement will have a lower income from operations.

a.                         Joplin Industries Inc.

             Absorption Costing Income Statement

                  For the Month Ended June 30

Sales                                                                        $81,000,000

Less: Beginning inventory           $4,387,200          

Cost of goods manufactured       $45,756,000

Cost of goods sold                                                 $50,143,200

Gross Profit                                                              $30,856,800

Selling and Administrative Expenses                    $13,122,000

Operating Income                                                  $17,734,800

b.                           Joplin Industries Inc.

                 Variable Costing Income Statement

                      For the Month Ended June 30

Sales                                                                        $81,000,000

Variable cost of goods sold                                   $40,500,000

Manufacturing Margin                                            $40,500,000

Selling and Administrative Expenses                    $12,150,000

Contribution Margin                                                $28,350,000

Fixed cost

Manufacturing cost                   $8,856,000

Selling and Admin Expenses   $972,000

Total Fixed cost                                                         $9,828,000

Operating Income                                                     $18,522,000

in 2001, dell computer became the world’s largest personal computer vendor, continuing to

gain market share and post profits in an industry struggling with slumping sales and billions of

dollars in losses. dell sells 90% of its pcs directly to the final customer, largely bypassing the

reseller channel that accounts for most of the world’s pc sales. this direct customer relationship

is the key to dell’s business model, and provides distinct advantages over the indirect sales

model. dell’s direct relationship with the customer allows it to tailor its offerings to customer

needs, offer add-on products and services, and use the internet to offer a variety of customer

services. in addition, dell’s pcs are built to customers’ specifications upon receipt of an order,

giving dell additional advantages over indirect pc vendors who must try to forecast demand and

ship products based on those forecasts. dell’s direct sales and build-to-order model has achieved

superior performance in the pc industry in terms of inventory turnover, reduced overhead, cash

conversion, and return on investment (kraemer, et al., 2000).

explanation:

the answer is     d. in our global economy, most job growth will be in services, but manufacturing jobs will exist, too.