Reference no: EM131820471

Problem - The following information concerns two business units within an organization:

Division A currently sells its product to outside parties at a price of $20 per unit.  It incurs variable costs of $7 per unit and fixed costs of $50,000 per month.  Monthly production is typically 10,000 units, and the division purchases no materials internally.

Division B can use the product that Division A produces as a raw material in its operations.  If Division B purchases the units from Division A, Division B would need to pay $1.50 per unit in shipping costs to an outside freight company.  Alternatively, Division B can buy the units from a separate outside vendor at a delivered price of $21 per unit.  Either way, Division B plans on meeting the demand of all its customers.  The two divisions are trying to work out a mutually agreeable transfer price, and have agreed that incremental costs do not include fixed costs.

A. Assume division A has ample idle capacity.

1) Determine the INCREMENTAL cost PER UNIT of the organization as a WHOLE if Division B purchases the units INTERNALLY.  Focus only on what happens if Division B purchases INTERNALLY.

2) Determine the OPPORTUNITY cost PER UNIT of Division A if Division B purchases the units INTERNALLY.  Focus only on what happens if Division B purchases INTERNALLY.

3) Determine the INCREMENTAL cost PER UNIT of the organization as a WHOLE if Division B purchases the units EXTERNALLY.  Focus only on what happens if Division B purchases EXTERNALLY.

B. Assume division A is ALREADY at full capacity before considering the interdivisional transfers.

1) Determine the INCREMENTAL cost PER UNIT of the organization as a WHOLE if Division B purchases the units INTERNALLY.  Focus only on what happens if Division B purchases INTERNALLY.

2) Determine the OPPORTUNITY cost PER UNIT of Division A if Division B purchases the units INTERNALLY.  Focus only on what happens if Division B purchases INTERNALLY.

3) Determine the INCREMENTAL cost PER UNIT of the organization as a WHOLE if Division B purchases the units EXTERNALLY.  Focus only on what happens if Division B purchases EXTERNALLY.