4.) Bigstone Company’s Stonehenge Division manufactures small sculptures. The Miniature Division of Bigstone Company assembles and packages small sculptures and other items. Both divisions are free to buy and sell any of their components internally or externally. The following costs relate to small sculpture on a per unit basis. Fixed cost per unit Variable cost per unit Selling price per unit $ 5 $ 9 $29 (a) Assuming that the Sculpture Division has excess capacity, compute the minimum acceptable price for the transfer of small sculpture to the Miniature Division. (b) Assuming that the Sculpture Division does not have excess capacity, compute the minimum acceptable price for the transfer of the small sculpture to the Miniature Division.
Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
Cost Volume Profit (CVP) analysis is a cost accounting method that analyses the effect of fluctuating cost and volume on the operating profit. Also known as break-even analysis, CVP determines the break-even point for varying volumes of sales and cost structures. This information helps the managers make economic decisions on a short-term basis. CVP analysis is based on many assumptions. Sales price, variable costs, and fixed costs per unit are assumed to be constant. The analysis also assumes that all units produced are sold and costs get impacted due to changes in activities. All costs incurred by the company like administrative, manufacturing, and selling costs are identified as either fixed or variable.
Marginal Costing
Marginal cost is defined as the change in the total cost which takes place when one additional unit of a product is manufactured. The marginal cost is influenced only by the variations which generally occur in the variable costs because the fixed costs remain the same irrespective of the output produced. The concept of marginal cost is used for product pricing when the customers want the lowest possible price for a certain number of orders. There is no accounting entry for marginal cost and it is only used by the management for taking effective decisions.
![4.) Bigstone Company's Stonehenge Division manufactures small sculptures. The
Miniature Division of Bigstone Company assembles and packages small sculptures and
other items. Both divisions are free to buy and sell any of their components internally or
externally. The following costs relate to small sculpture on a per unit basis.
Fixed cost per unit
Variable cost per unit
Selling price per unit
$ 5
$ 9
$29
(a) Assuming that the Sculpture Division has excess capacity, compute the minimum
acceptable price for the transfer of small sculpture to the Miniature Division.
(b) Assuming that the Sculpture Division does not have excess capacity, compute the
minimum acceptable price for the transfer of the small sculpture to the Miniature Division.
(c) Assuming that the Sculpture Division does not have excess capacity, compute the
minimum acceptable price for the transfer of 5,000 units special sculpture to the Miniature
Division. Production of special sculpture will cause additional variable costs of $3 and
Sculpture division will need to forgo 6,000 units of regular small sculptures.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F4d9369d6-55a8-4095-b892-73af691e7db4%2Ff2b12760-3aae-4cbc-990c-74d9e536303d%2Fgnhtrhfj_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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