2answers leftfull access$9.98/ 6-22 prepare and reconcile variable costing statements (l06-1, l06-2, l06-3] denton company manufactures and sells a single product. cost data for the product are given below: variable costs per unit: direct materials direct labor variable manufacturing overhead variable selling and administrative total variable cost per unit fixed costs per month: fixed manufacturing overhead fixed selling and administrative total fixed cost per month ""31 $315,000 245,000 $560,000 the product sells for $60 per unit. production and sales data for july and august, the first two months of operations, follow: units produced units sold july august 17,500 17,500 15,000 20,000 the company's accounting department has prepared absorption costing income statements for july and august as presented below: sales cost of goods sold gross margin selling and administrative expenses . . . . . net operating income july $900,000 600,000 300,000 290,000 $ 10,000 august $1,200,000 800,000 400,000 305,000 $ 95,000 required: 1. determine the unit product cost under: a. absorption costing. b. variable costing. 2. prepare contribution format variable costing income statements for july and august 3. reconcile the variable costing and absorption costing net operating income figures. 4. the company's accounting department has determined the company's break-even point to be 16,000 units per month, computed as follows: fixed cost per month $560,000 16,000 units unit contribution margin $35 per unit "i'm confused," said the president. "the accounting people say that our break-even point is 16,000 units per month, but we sold only 15,000 units in july, and the income statement they prepared shows a $10,000 profit for that month. either the income statement is wrong or the break-even point is wrong." prepare a brief memo for the president, explaining what happened on the july absorption costing income statement.