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The manager of the manufacturing division of Iowa Windows does not understand why income went down when sales went up. Some of the information he has selected for evaluation include:

JanuaryFebruary
Units produced40,00030,000
Units sold30,00040,000 
Sales$600,000$800,000
Beginning inventory0150,000
Cost of production600,000550,000
Ending inventory150,0000
Operating income70,00035,000 

The division operated at normal capacity during January.
Variable manufacturing cost per unit was $5, and the fixed costs were $400,000.
Selling and administrative expenses were all fixed. 

Required:
Explain the profit differences. How would variable costing income statements help the manager understand the division's operating income?
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Reply #1 on: Mar 6, 2021
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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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