During heaton company’s first two years of operations, the company reported absorption costing net operating income as follows: year 1 year 2 sales (@ $25 per unit) 1,000,000 1,250,000 cost of goods sold (@ $18 per unit) 720,000 900,000 gross margin 280,000 350,000 selling and administrative expenses* 210,000 230,000 net operating income 70,000 120,000 * $2 per unit variable; $130,000 fixed each year. the company’s $18 unit product cost is computed as follows: direct materials $ 4 direct labor 7 variable manufacturing overhead 1 fixed manufacturing overhead ($270,000 ÷ 45,000 units) 6 absorption costing unit product cost $ 18 forty percent of fixed manufacturing overhead consists of wages and salaries; the remainder consists of depreciation charges on production equipment and buildings. production and cost data for the two years are: