Vanable Costing-5ales Exceed Production The beginning inventory is 12,600 units. All of the
units that were manufactured during the period and 12,600 units of the beg inning inventory were
sold. The beginning inventory fixed manufacturing costs are Is4 per unit, and vanable
manufacturing cots ore $103 per unit. a. Determine whether varable costing operating income is
less than or dreater than absonacion cost ng operating income. b. Detemmine the difference in
vanable costing and absorption costiog cperabieg insome.