SIMS COMPANY Variable Costing
Income Statement
Manufacturing costs
Direct material $35 per unit
Direct labor $55per unit
Overhead costs
Variable $30 per unit
Fixed $7,350,000
Selling and administrative costs for the year
Variable $7,50,000
Fixed $4,500,000
Production and sales of the year
Units produced 105,000
Units sold 75,000 units
Sales price per unit $ 3,50 per unit
1. Prepare an income statement for the year using variable costing.
2. Prepare an income statement for the year using absorption costing.

Match the following definitions to your vocabulary words. 1. separation from a main group to form a new group as a result of disunity ethnic 2. group of people that share a distinctive race, culture, heritage, or nationality discrimination 3. removal of legal and social barriers which impose separation of groups integration 4. practice that treats equal people unequally; denial of opportunities to compete for social and economic rewards stereotyping 5. acting in a biased manner; using prejudicial thinking segregation

Which of the following accurately describes a surplus? a. consumer demand for a certain car is below the number of cars that are produced. b. the production costs for a certain car are below the sale price of that car. c. a reduction in the cost of steel enables a car company to reduce the sale price of its cars. d. a car company tries to charge too high a price for a car and has to reduce the price. 2b2t

Why do you think the compensation plans differ at the two firms? in particular, why do you think kaufmann’s pays commissions to salespeople, while parkleigh does not? why does parkleigh offer employees discounts on purchases, while kaufmann’s does not?