a. Current output in Manufacturing is 180,000 units. Marketing requests an additional 55,000 units to produce a special order. What transfer price would you recommend? b. Suppose Manufacturing is operating at full capacity. What transfer price would you recommend? price por unit
Process Costing
Process costing is a sort of operation costing which is employed to determine the value of a product at each process or stage of producing process, applicable where goods produced from a series of continuous operations or procedure.
Job Costing
Job costing is adhesive costs of each and every job involved in the production processes. It is an accounting measure. It is a method which determines the cost of specific jobs, which are performed according to the consumer’s specifications. Job costing is possible only in businesses where the production is done as per the customer’s requirement. For example, some customers order to manufacture furniture as per their needs.
ABC Costing
Cost Accounting is a form of managerial accounting that helps the company in assessing the total variable cost so as to compute the cost of production. Cost accounting is generally used by the management so as to ensure better decision-making. In comparison to financial accounting, cost accounting has to follow a set standard ad can be used flexibly by the management as per their needs. The types of Cost Accounting include – Lean Accounting, Standard Costing, Marginal Costing and Activity Based Costing.
![**Anstell Corporation Overview**
Anstell Corporation operates both a Manufacturing Division and a Marketing Division, each evaluated as profit centers. The Marketing Division purchases products from the Manufacturing Division to package and sell them for profit. Additionally, the Manufacturing Division sells many components to external third parties. Key data from these operations are summarized below:
| **Metric** | **Manufacturing** | **Marketing** |
|----------------------------|------------------|---------------|
| **Capacity (units)** | 250,000 | 125,000 |
| **Sales price** | $310 | $940 |
| **Variable costs** | $142 | $366 |
| **Fixed costs** | $107,500 | $727,500 |
- **Note**:
- *The sales price for Manufacturing is the price to third parties.*
- †*For Marketing, variable costs do not include the transfer price paid to Manufacturing.*
**Requirements:**
**a.** Given the current output in Manufacturing is 180,000 units, Marketing requests an additional 55,000 units for a special order. What transfer price is advisable?
**b.** If Manufacturing is operating at full capacity, what transfer price should be recommended?
**Solutions:**
| **Requirement** | **Transfer Price** | **Per Unit** |
|------------------------------|---------------------|--------------|
| **a. Transfer price** | __________ | __________ |
| **b. Transfer price** | __________ | __________ |
For educational purposes, consider the implications of cost, capacity constraints, and inter-divisional transfer pricing strategies when deriving solutions.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F88957f30-db5b-4568-af5b-481f5c2f675d%2F0c434d3a-4237-47d5-8b40-3d03a3d1013e%2Fg18hlm_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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