Question 2 Capstone Company has two divisions. The Bottle Division produces products that have variable costs of $3 per unit. It has annual production of 200,000 units. 160,000 units of the products are sold to outsiders at $5 per unit and 40,000 units to the Mixing Division. The fixed costs of the Bottle Division are $125,000 per year. There was no beginning or ending inventories during the year. Mixing sells its finished products to outside customers for $11.50 per unit. Mixing has variable costs of $2.50 per unit in addition to the costs from the Bottle Division. The annual fixed costs of Mixing were $85,000. There was no beginning or ending inventories during the year. Required: a) How much should be the minimum transfer price: (i) if market for the products from Bottle Division is perfectly competitive? (ii) if intermediate market exists that is not perfectly competitive, and the Bottle Division has no unused capacity?
Question 2 Capstone Company has two divisions. The Bottle Division produces products that have variable costs of $3 per unit. It has annual production of 200,000 units. 160,000 units of the products are sold to outsiders at $5 per unit and 40,000 units to the Mixing Division. The fixed costs of the Bottle Division are $125,000 per year. There was no beginning or ending inventories during the year. Mixing sells its finished products to outside customers for $11.50 per unit. Mixing has variable costs of $2.50 per unit in addition to the costs from the Bottle Division. The annual fixed costs of Mixing were $85,000. There was no beginning or ending inventories during the year. Required: a) How much should be the minimum transfer price: (i) if market for the products from Bottle Division is perfectly competitive? (ii) if intermediate market exists that is not perfectly competitive, and the Bottle Division has no unused capacity?
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Capstone Company has two divisions. The Bottle Division produces products that have
variable costs of $3 per unit. It has annual production of 200,000 units. 160,000 units of the
products are sold to outsiders at $5 per unit and 40,000 units to the Mixing Division. The fixed
costs of the Bottle Division are $125,000 per year. There was no beginning or ending
inventories during the year.
Mixing sells its finished products to outside customers for $11.50 per unit. Mixing has variable
costs of $2.50 per unit in addition to the costs from the Bottle Division. The annual fixed costs
of Mixing were $85,000. There was no beginning or ending inventories during the year.
Required:
a) How much should be the minimum transfer price:
(i) if market for the products from Bottle Division is perfectly competitive?
(ii) if intermediate market exists that is not perfectly competitive, and the Bottle Division
has no unused capacity?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fd3277493-b245-4dd7-95b1-8294531609ae%2Fd849b0bf-c653-48ec-b5ab-aa0177adfc06%2Focfbzyh_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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Capstone Company has two divisions. The Bottle Division produces products that have
variable costs of $3 per unit. It has annual production of 200,000 units. 160,000 units of the
products are sold to outsiders at $5 per unit and 40,000 units to the Mixing Division. The fixed
costs of the Bottle Division are $125,000 per year. There was no beginning or ending
inventories during the year.
Mixing sells its finished products to outside customers for $11.50 per unit. Mixing has variable
costs of $2.50 per unit in addition to the costs from the Bottle Division. The annual fixed costs
of Mixing were $85,000. There was no beginning or ending inventories during the year.
Required:
a) How much should be the minimum transfer price:
(i) if market for the products from Bottle Division is perfectly competitive?
(ii) if intermediate market exists that is not perfectly competitive, and the Bottle Division
has no unused capacity?
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