Inventory Valuation under Variable Costing Lane Company produced 50,000 units during its first year of operations and sold 47,300 at $12 per unit. The company chose practical activity—at 50,000 units—to compute its predetermined overhead rate. Manufacturing costs are as follows: Direct materials $123,000 Direct labor 93,000 Variable overhead 65,000 Fixed overhead 51,000Required: 1. Calculate the cost of one unit of product under variable costing. Round your answer to the nearest cent. $ 2. Calculate the cost of ending inventory under variable costing. $

1. $5.62

2. $15,174

Explanation:

1. The computation of the cost of one unit of product under variable costing is shown below:-

Total product cost = Direct material + Direct labor + Variable overhead

= $123,000 + $93,000 + $65,000

= $281,000

Unit product cost = Total product cost ÷ Produced units

= $281,000 ÷ $50,000

= $5.62

2. The computation of cost of ending inventory under variable costing is shown below:-

Unsold at end = Unit produced - Unit sold

= 50,000 - 47,300

= 2,700

Cost of ending inventory = Number of units sold × Unit product cost

= $5.62 × 2,700

= $15,174

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