Gregg Manufacturing has one plant located in Belgium and another plant located in the United States. The Belgium plant manufactures a component used in a finished product manufactured at the U.S. plant. Currently, the Belgium plant is operating at 70 per cent capacity. In Belgium, the income tax rate is 30 per cent; in the United States, the corporate income tax rate is 35 per cent. The market price of the component is £280 and the Belgium plant's costs to manufacture the component are as follows: Direct materials £30 Direct labour 50 Variable overhead 12 Fixed overhead 56
Gregg Manufacturing has one plant located in Belgium and another plant located in the United States. The Belgium plant manufactures a component used in a finished product manufactured at the U.S. plant. Currently, the Belgium plant is operating at 70 per cent capacity. In Belgium, the income tax rate is 30 per cent; in the United States, the corporate income tax rate is 35 per cent.
The market price of the component is £280 and the Belgium plant's costs to manufacture the component are as follows:
Direct materials £30
Direct labour 50
Variable
Fixed overhead 56
Refer to Figure 20-10. What is the minimum transfer price that the Belgium division would be willing to accept?
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