FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Division A produces a product that it sells to the outside market. It has compiled the following:
Division B of the same company is currently buying an identical product from an outside provider for $39 per unit. It wishes to purchase 6000 units per year from Division A. Division A is currently selling 25000 units of the product per year. If the internal transfer is made, Division A will not incur any selling costs. What would be the minimum transfer price per unit that Division A would be willing to accept?
Variable manufacturing cost per unit | $9 |
Variable selling costs per unit | $3 |
Total fixed |
$144000 |
Total fixed selling costs | $30000 |
Per unit selling price to outside buyers | $42 |
Capacity in units per year | 30000 |
Division B of the same company is currently buying an identical product from an outside provider for $39 per unit. It wishes to purchase 6000 units per year from Division A. Division A is currently selling 25000 units of the product per year. If the internal transfer is made, Division A will not incur any selling costs. What would be the minimum transfer price per unit that Division A would be willing to accept?
$42.00
$9.00
$14.00
$13.00
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