Variable and absorption costing

Provide income statements in both variable costing and absorption costing formats for an initial

period and its successive period in a case where all manufactured products within the two

periods are sold by the end of the second period, but number of units sold in the first period is

less than the number of units manufactured in this period. What is the interesting observation

in comparing the two types of income statements? Explain your example in detail and provide

in-text citations.

Please explain your work in detail and provide in-text citations. Include the initial situation and the

initial assumptions in your answer.