Asked by Hassan ibrahim on Jul 24, 2024
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Yearout Products, Incorporated, has a Valve Division that manufactures and sells a number of products, including a standard valve that could be used by another division in the company, the Pump Division, in one of its products. Data concerning that valve appear below: The Pump Division is currently purchasing 9,000 of these valves per year from an overseas supplier at a cost of $53 per valve.Assume that the Valve Division is selling all of the valves it can produce to outside customers. 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 should be willing to accept.
B) No, the minimum transfer price that the selling division should be willing to accept exceeds the maximum transfer price that the buying division should be willing to accept.
C) The answer cannot be determined from the information that has been provided.
D) 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.
Transfer Price
The price charged for goods or services transferred between departments, divisions, or subsidiaries of the same company, often used for accounting and tax purposes.
Valve Division
A specialized department or segment within a company focused on the production and sale of valves.
Outside Supplier
A third-party provider that delivers products or services to an organization, which the organization does not manufacture or create internally.
- Explore the financial implications of internal transfers on both the selling and purchasing departments.
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Learning Objectives
- Explore the financial implications of internal transfers on both the selling and purchasing departments.
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