Division A makes a part that it sells to customers outside of the company. Data concerning this part appear below: Selling price to outside customers $ 75 Variable cost per unit $ 50 Total fixed costs $ 400,000 Capacity in (units) 25,000 Division B of the same company would like to use the part manufactured by Division A in one of its products. Division B currently purchases a similar part made by an outside company for $70 per unit and would substitute the part made by Division A. Division B requires 5,000 units of the part each period. Division A can already sell all of the units it can produce on the outside market. What should be the lowest acceptable transfer price from the perspective of Division A? Multiple Choice $75. $66. $50. $16.
Division A makes a part that it sells to customers outside of the company. Data concerning this part appear below: Selling price to outside customers $ 75 Variable cost per unit $ 50 Total fixed costs $ 400,000 Capacity in (units) 25,000 Division B of the same company would like to use the part manufactured by Division A in one of its products. Division B currently purchases a similar part made by an outside company for $70 per unit and would substitute the part made by Division A. Division B requires 5,000 units of the part each period. Division A can already sell all of the units it can produce on the outside market. What should be the lowest acceptable transfer price from the perspective of Division A? Multiple Choice $75. $66. $50. $16.
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
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Division A makes a part that it sells to customers outside of the company. Data concerning this part appear below:
| Selling price to outside customers | $ | 75 | |
| Variable cost per unit | $ | 50 | |
| Total fixed costs | $ | 400,000 | |
| Capacity in (units) | 25,000 | ||
Division B of the same company would like to use the part manufactured by Division A in one of its products. Division B currently purchases a similar part made by an outside company for $70 per unit and would substitute the part made by Division A. Division B requires 5,000 units of the part each period. Division A can already sell all of the units it can produce on the outside market. What should be the lowest acceptable transfer price from the perspective of Division A?
Multiple Choice
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$75.
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$66.
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$50.
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$16.
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