Asked by Devante Starks on Jul 26, 2024
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Leneau Products, Incorporated, has a Connector Division that manufactures and sells a number of products, including a standard connector that could be used by another division in the company, the Transmission Division, in one of its products. Data concerning that connector appear below: The Transmission Division is currently purchasing 12,000 of these connectors per year from an overseas supplier at a cost of $52 per connector. Assume that the Valve Division is selling all of the valves it can produce to outside customers. Also assume that $5 in variable expenses can be avoided on transfers within the company due to reduced shipping and selling costs. Does there exist a transfer price that would make both the Valve and Pump Division financially better off than if the Pump Division were to continue buying its valves from the outside supplier?
A) Yes, the minimum transfer price that the selling division should be willing to accept is less than the maximum transfer price that the buying division would accept. Both divisions would be financially better off if the transfers were to take place.
B) Yes, both divisions are always better off regardless of whether the selling division has enough idle capacity to handle all of the buying division's needs.
C) No, the selling division's price to outside customers is higher than the price that the buying division has to pay its outside supplier.
D) The answer cannot be determined from the information that has been provided.
Transfer Price
The price at which divisions of a company transact with each other, such as the trade of supplies or labor between departments.
Valve Division
A specialized department within a company that focuses on the production and sales of valve-related products.
Pump Division
A specialized section within a company focusing on producing and managing pump-related products and services.
- Identify scenarios where internal transfers are financially beneficial for both divisions.
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Learning Objectives
- Identify scenarios where internal transfers are financially beneficial for both divisions.
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