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Coastal Corporation, Which Uses Throughput Costing, Began Operations at the Start

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Coastal Corporation, which uses throughput costing, began operations at the start of the current year. Planned and actual production equaled 20,000 units, and sales totaled 17,500 units at $95 per unit. Cost data for the year were as follows:  Direct materials (per unit)  Conversion cost: $18 Direct labor 160,000 Variable manufacturing overhead 280,000 Fixed manufacturing overhead 340,000 Selling and administrative costs (total) 430,000\begin{array}{lr}\begin{array}{l}\text { Direct materials (per unit) } \\\text { Conversion cost: }\end{array} & \$ 18 \\\quad \text { Direct labor } & 160,000 \\\text { Variable manufacturing overhead } & 280,000 \\\quad \text { Fixed manufacturing overhead } & 340,000 \\\text { Selling and administrative costs (total) } & 430,000\end{array}
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A. Compute the company's total cost for the year.
B. How much of this cost would be held in year-end inventory under (1) absorption costing and (2) variable costing?
C. How much of the company's total cost for the year would appear on the period's income statement under (1) absorption costing and (2) variable costing?

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