Lighter Incorporated planned and manufactured 430,000 units of its single product in 2022, its first year of operations. Variable manufacturing costs were $56 per unit of production. Planned and fixed manufacturing costs were $830,000. Marketing and administrative costs (all fixed) were $630,000 in 2022. Lighter Incorporated sold 201,000 units of product in 2022 at $71 per unit. Variable costing operating income for 2022 is calculated to be:
Multiple Choice
A. $1,555,000.
B. $2,290,000.
C. $1,880,000.
D. $2,780,000.
E. $1,997,070.