A company produces a single product. Variable production costs are $13.00 per unit and variable selling and administrative expenses are $4.00 per unit. Fixed manufacturing overhead totals $46,000 and fixed selling and administration expenses total $50,000. Assuming a beginning inventory of zero, production of 5,000 units and sales of 4,100 units, the dollar value of the ending inventory under variable costing would be:

Xinhong company is considering replacing one of its manufacturing machines. the machine has a book value of $39,000 and a remaining useful life of 5 years, at which time its salvage value will be zero. it has a current market value of $49,000. variable manufacturing costs are $33,300 per year for this machine. information on two alternative replacement machines follows. alternative a alternative b cost $ 115,000 $ 117,000 variable manufacturing costs per year 22,900 10,100 1. calculate the total change in net income if alternative a and b is adopted. 2. should xinhong keep or replace its manufacturing machine