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 $ 77 $ 55 Variable cost per unit Total fixed costs Capacity in (units) $ 432,000 27,000 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 $74 per unit and would substitute the part made by Division A. Division B requires 5,200 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?

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 $ 77 $ 55 Variable cost per unit Total fixed costs Capacity in (units) $ 432,000 27,000 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 $74 per unit and would substitute the part made by Division A. Division B requires 5,200 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?

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Problem 3CE: Patz Company produces two types of machine parts: Part A and Part B, with unit contribution margins...

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