Assume a company has two divisions, Division A and Division B. Division A has provided the following information regarding the one product that itmanufactures and sells on the outside market:Selling price per unit (on the outside market).Variable cost per unit$ 60$ 44Fixed costs per unit (based on capacity)Capacity in units$ 420,000Division B could use Division A's product as a component part in the manufacture of 4,000 units of its own newly-designed product. Division B hasreceived a quote of $58 from an outside supplier for a component part that is comparable to the one that Division A makes.If the company's divisional managers are evaluated based their division's profits and Division A is currently selling 18,000 units on the outside market,what is Division A's lowest acceptable transfer price if it were to sell 4,000 units to Division B?

Step 1:The lowest acceptable transfer price will equal the sum of the variable cost per unit and the…

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