On March 31, the end of the first month of operations, Barnard Inc. manufactured 15,000 units and sold 12,000 units. The following income statement was prepared, based on the variable costing concept: Barnard Inc. Variable Costing Income Statement For the Year Ended March 31, 20Y1 Sales $2,160,000 Variable cost of goods sold: Variable cost of goods manufactured $1,620,000 Inventory, March 31 (324,000) Total variable cost of goods sold (1,296,000) Manufacturing margin $864,000 Total variable selling and administrative expenses (96,000) Contribution margin $768,000 Fixed costs: Fixed manufacturing costs $210,000 Fixed selling and administrative expenses 45,000 Total fixed costs (255,000) Operating income $513,000 Determine the unit cost of goods manufactured, based on (a) the variable costing concept and (b) the absorption costing concept.

On february 10, 2014, after issuance of its financial statements for 2013, higgins company entered into a financing agreement with cleveland bank, allowing higgins company to borrow up to $6,000,000 at any time through 2016. amounts borrowed under the agreement bear interest at 2% above the bank's prime interest rate and mature two years from the date of loan. higgins company presently has $2,250,000 of notes payable with star national bank maturing march 15, 2014. the company intends to borrow $3,750,000 under the agreement with cleveland and liquidate the notes payable to star national bank. the agreement with cleveland also requires higgins to maintain a working capital level of $9,000,000 and prohibits the payment of dividends on common stock without prior approval by cleveland bank. from the above information only, the total short-term debt of higgins company as of the december 31, 2013 balance sheet date is