Harris Company produces a single product. Last year, Harris manufactured 17,000 units and sold 13,000 units. Production costs for the year were as follows:
Production Cost Data
Direct materials $153,000
Direct labor $110,500
Variable manufacturing overhead $204,000
Fixed manufacturing overhead
$255,000
Sales were $780,000 for the year, variable selling and administrative expenses were $88,400, and fixed selling and administrative expenses were $170,000. There was no beginning inventory. Assume that direct labor is a variable cost.
Under variable costing, the company’s net operating income for the year would be _______ than under absorption costing.
A. $60,000 higher
B. $108,000 higher
C. $108,000 lower
D. $60,000 lower