When the units produced equals the units sold
a. Operating income is higher under absorption costing than under variable costing.
b. Operating income is lower under absorption costing than under variable costing.
c. Operating is the same under absorption costing and variable costing.
d. Cannot be determined with the information given.
Pangle Health Food Store sells a variety of herbal supplements and natural skin care
items. Pangle purchases the items from leading manufacturers. Identify each of the
following costs incurred by Pangle in terms of its cost behavior – variable, fixed, mixed,
or step.
a.Dried fruits for making “All natural trail mix”
b.Annual salary for sales clerk
c.Weight loss supplements packaged in bottles of 100 pills per bottle
d.Shipping charges for vitamin tablets (billed in 100 pound increments)
e.Telephone charges (base rate plus usage)
f.Advertising (annual contract with newspaper for one ad per week)
g.Salary for Cindi Pangle (president of company)
h.Sales bonus on body lotions of $1 per 100 sales
i.Sales bonus on body power of $0.10 per item sold
j.Straight line depreciation on store fixtures